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This image shows a group of refugees walking in a cornfield. They are Syrian refugees who are crossing the border to reach the EU.
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Undocumented immigrants from agricultural areas in Mexico are most vulnerable to drought and seasonal weather patterns.
Eos - AGU
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The study evaluates the impact of droughts and heatwaves both as singly and as compound and cascading on maize yield in Sinaloa Mexico from 1990 to 2022, using the WOFOST crop model.
Jimena Cuevas Bikram Rana Afsari Begum Isabelle Baguisi Yasmeen Khair
Many schools play a vital role in keeping communities safe during disasters. However, the lessons learned within the walls of these buildings can be just as impactful for building resilience to climate hazards.
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To fill the insurance gap and unlock cash more quickly, parametric microinsurance is increasingly seen as an option to help cushion the financial blow of ever-more-frequent hurricanes.
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The Government of Mexico will launch a new emergency alert system "Cell Broadcast Service" which will enable you to receive an alert message from your cellphone if you are located in Mexico City.
Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil - Mexico
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
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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.

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