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The IFRC has approved two Early Action Plans: the EAP for floods in Honduras, and the EAP for volcanic ashfall in Costa Rica. As a result, 2,700 Honduran families and 2,400 Costa Rican families will be able to anticipate the impacts of these hazards.
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Old colonial buildings on a street in downtown Hoi An, Vietnam along the Thu Bon River flooded during the 2021 rainy season
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As extreme weather events become common, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways to adapt.
United Nations - Headquarters
Coverpage of "Water in the time of drought II: Lessons from droughts around the world"
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This technical note explores drought situations and policies in Spain (including the Canary Islands), Chile, Mexico, the dry corridor between Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, Brazil, and South Africa.
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As the Atlantic hurricane season begins and Covid-19 cases rise, countries such as Honduras, already reeling from last year’s storms, are being forced to manage multiple, overlapping crises.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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In this report, flood adaptation measures were analyzed for the municipality area of San Pedro Sula (in selected districts) based on cost-efficiency criteria for adaptation/risk reduction.
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El cambio climático está emergiendo como un potente motor para la migración interna.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Manuel Chinchilla/Shutterstock
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To respond to the complexity, uncertainties of climate-related impacts in San Pedro Sula against floods, a project team implemented a climate risk analysis.
InsuResilience Solutions Fund
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La movilidad humana asociada a, o derivada de los desastres y efectos adversos del cambio climático viene recibiendo un interés importante en los últimos años en Centroamérica. Este informe contribuye a un mayor conocimiento de la evidencia sobre la


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