THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid( 1), and in particular Articles 2 (f), 4 and 15(2) thereof;

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community ('Overseas Association Decision(2)), and in particular Articles 21 and 30 thereof:

Whereas:

(1) The Caribbean Region is exposed to

In response to the announcement that leaders of the Major Economies Forum had agreed to hold rising temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) today reaffirmed its call for short- and medium-term targets that would limit increases to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Addressing a Headquarters press conference on climate change, Dessima M. Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada and Chairperson of AOSIS, welcomed the statements by the major economies,

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) is encouraging the people of the Caribbean to become 'Red Cross ready' for the 2009 hurricane season which officially starts today, June 1st and ends on November 30th.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters say the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be near-normal. However, the IFRC is advising the public to prepare for the possibility of being hit by a storm.

It takes just one hurricane to provoke a humanitarian disaster. In 2008, the season was particularly devastating

Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belize

IMF Country Report No. 09/69

- Belize suffered considerable damage from two tropical systems during the 2008 hurricane season. Tropical storm Arthur in late May and heavy rains from a tropical depression in late October resulted in massive flooding across Belize and loss of lives and property. Damage to housing and infrastructure together with losses of output and export earnings and increases in imports, are estimated at 4.8 percent of GDP.

The 2008 Hurricane Season officially closed on Sunday, 30 November 2008. Of the sixteen named tropical systems one impacted Belize directly; Topical Storm Arthur. This storm made its mark the day before the official start of the hurricane season. This system produced torrential rains across Belize for over three days, causing flooding over the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts initially and then life threatening floods along the North Stann Creek and Sittee Rivers. Unfortunately, five persons lost their lives in the Stann Creek Valley. In addition, the Kendall

Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Background

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, and drought. In addition, disasters triggered by environmental and industrial incidents, such as forest fires and chemical and oil spills, pose a potential threat. At times, El Niño Southern Oscillation events and poor land use management exacerbate the effects of these hazards. Several countries in the region

escrito por Romeo Lemus

El Salvador tiene identificados cerca de 860 albergues para enfrentar desastres naturales. Diez de estos albergues han sido construidos y equipados con el apoyo del PNUD con el financiamiento del Fondo Fiduciario España-PNUD, "Hacia un Desarrollo Integrado e Incluyente", y sirven como modelo de aplicación de la normativa humanitaria internacional.

Ivan Morales, Coordinador del Área de Desarrollo Sostenible de PNUD, afirma que desde que entró en vigencia la nueva ley de protección civil, con reformas al sistema, el país está mejor

El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil fue notificado hoy por el Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET) de que los pronósticos de la temporada de huracanes 2008 contin=FAan indicando que será activa, por encima del promedio.

San Salvador, 26 de agosto de 2008. - El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil fue notificado hoy por el Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET) de que los pronósticos de la temporada de huracanes 2008 contin=FAan indicando que será activa, por encima del promedio.

El reporte del SNET confirma hoy que

By NEMO Information Unit
Aug 13, 2008, 01:00 pm

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held in Hope Creek Village on Monday, August 11, 2008 for a housing construction project to relocate a number of residents in the Stann Creek District who were recently affected by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Arthur.

Ground was broken by Minister of National Emergency Management and Stann Creek West Area Representative Hon. Melvin Hulse and Canadian High Commissioner Mr. Kenneth Cook whose Government is contributing

Minister of Public Utilities, Transport