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"Lo que queremos es llegar a un sistema regional de formación territorial que involucra a todos los actores y proveedores de la información que es requerida para la prevención de desastres", dijo Francisco Delgado, directivo del Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe (Cathalac), que organizó un taller para la creación de un sistema mesoamericano de prevención y atención de desastres naturales que tuvo lugar del 3 al 5 de junio en Panamá.

Marine ecologist Ben Halpern of the University of California and an international team of colleagues have mapped areas affected by mankind, with the intention of limiting the impact...

'The risk management process not only implies a response to events, but also mitigation, and above all prevention' said Juan Pablo Sarmiento, co-director of the Risk Disaster Reduction Program of the Latin American and Caribbean Center...

Regional and national launches of the Global Assessment Report: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate are in full swing, with strong attendances and significant interest in the findings of this landmark document. To date, launches have taken place in

The recently published Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate identifies ecosystems decline as a key disaster risk driver that will exacerbate natural hazards in the future. Healthy ecosystems provide

A resolution calling on the UN organs to focus on the security implications of climate change was adopted on Wednesday by the UN General Assembly...

Livestock could be critical to survival of African agriculture as hotter weather and rainfall patterns shift, says new study. Adaptation to climate change will be discussed at the Global Platform...

Bhutanese schools are revising their advocacy programmes and disaster management plans following the loss of two students in one of the worst 'natural' disasters to hit Bhutan last week...

The negotiating text covers issues including enhanced action on adaptation, mitigation and finance, technology and capacity-building. Vulnerability to climate change is on the agenda of the Global Platform...

'The prediction for an average hurricane season is no reason to become complacent and not prepare,' cautioned Jeremy Collymore, coordinator of CDERA. The Agency will be attending the Global Platform...