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This paper draws lessons from the community managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) process conducted in the municipality of Lepaera, Honduras, within a community suffering from storms, heavy rains and landslides. It highlights the increased: (i) used of

This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

Earthquakes in Haiti, floods in Pakistan – the effects of natural disasters are especially devastating in developing countries. On 13 October 2010, the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, the United Nations invites people around the world to reflect on the importance of disaster prevention and reduction. Switzerland is active in both areas according to Markus Zimmermann, author of an evaluation of the results of Switzerland’s DRR activities that will be published in 2011...

A declaration of the Leaders of APEC, gathered in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 24-26, 2010, during the "XII Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno del Mecanismo de Dialogo y Concertacion de Tuxtla", in which they "emphasise the importance of

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

The news agency Inside CostaRica reports that, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank, Honduras is the country most affected by natural hazards in Latin America and needs a more effective integration of policies, plans and sustainable development programmes at all levels...

Towards a regional platform for their financial and institutional sustainability:

This report describes the background for the flood early warning systems (Flood EWS) in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic, commenced in 1995, and

Honduras' Emergency Permanent Commission said the EU will help build disaster prevention and relief capacities in areas vulnerable to disasters in Honduras, including watering and early alert systems as well as launching an information campaign, reports Xinhua...