Paraguay

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This study analyzes the extent to which short-term weather shocks have affected incomes and poverty in Paraguay. The research design exploits variation in weather shocks across districts and time, using ordinary least squares pooled regression analysis.
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This seismic risk profile of Paraguay, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries to document the SNIPs’ response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and lessons-learned for stimulating economic recovery in a resilient manner.
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El Plan Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático 2022-2030 de Paraguay busca promover la acción coordinada de los distintos actores para hacer frente a los efectos del cambio climático en el país, facilitando la integración de la adaptación.
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This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Paraguay. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies, many of which are

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En la República del Paraguay la administración de desastres y atención a emergencias ha sido abordada desde la óptica reactiva de la respuesta; hoy la Secretaria de Emergencia Nacional (SEN), como Ente Rector en la materia, ve la necesidad de asumir un

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This document provides a universal framework that uses verifiable and contextualized city data to establish Asunción's resilience profile and form an analysis and diagnosis of its most pressing challenges.
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La Política Nacional de Gestión y Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres, cuya primera versión fue aprobada por Decreto presidencial en el año 2014, ha representado un cambio de paradigma en la temática de gestión de riesgos en el Paraguay, y se convirtió en

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