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Mexico and Guatemala share their experiences to strengthen early warning systems
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During the session, crucial issues such as the dissemination and reaction of the population to the warnings were addressed. The need for coordination between governmental entities and the integration of advanced technologies was highlighted.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de la Ciudad de México (SGIRPC)
Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres
Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres
National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology
Close picture of crops with sky background
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As water scarcity threatens their livelihoods, indigenous women in Mexico are relearning how to grow their ancestral foods.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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The authors provide a methodology that quantifies physical risks on geolocalized productive assets, considering their exposure to chronic and acute impacts (hurricanes) across the scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Mexico City.
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End of May and beginning of June 2024, Mexico and surrounding regions experienced extreme heat. Mexico already reported 125 heat-related deaths this season.
World Weather Attribution
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This column delves into Mexican financial vulnerabilities, revealing the link between extreme heat and increased delinquency rates, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises.
Centre for Economic Policy Research
Urban garden planting in Mexico City
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Proponents say that floating gardens could provide an important, sustainable food source as the city faces historic drought.
Reasons to be Cheerful
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This case study explores the preparedness and response efforts by the Mexican Red Cross (Cruz Roja Mexicana) during the 2023 heat waves where temperatures climbed close to 50°C (122°F) in parts of the country.
Global Disaster Preparedness Center
Hurricane Florence seen from Space in September 2018
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Warming oceans and the El Nino phenomenon have caused some storms to gain strength far more rapidly than predicted. More investment in forecasting, early warning, preparation — and an assist from artificial intelligence — are parts of the solution.
Mexican Red Cross Society

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