Bolivia + 7 more
Patricia Weiss Fagen, Georgetown University HPG Working Paper 1. Introduction 1.1. Latin America and the Caribbean region Throughout its history the region that encompasses Latin America and the...
Con la asistencia del Secretario de Asentamientos y Obras P=FAblicas (SAOP), Héctor Manuel López Peralta, como invitado de honor, se llevó a cabo la inauguración de la Jornada Académica de Ingeniería...
Argentina + 16 more
This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Programme summary: Natural and weather related disasters are increasing in frequency. The...
World + 33 more
This year, three key developments have influenced WHO's emergency work: 1) the increasing demands from Member States to strengthen WHO's emergency response operations; 2) the implementation of the...
Costa Rica + 7 more
This report covers the period of 01/06/07 to 31/10/07. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International...
Belize + 7 more
UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams' response in 2007 (New York/Geneva, 26 December 2007): In 2007, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams conducted nine...
Belize + 7 more
En 2007, la ONU envió nueve equipos de evaluación de desastres a América Latina y el Caribe, cifra récord de misiones a la región, señaló hoy la Oficina para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios...
India + 11 more
Si la primera mitad del año se caracterizó por ser un periodo relativamentetranquilo en cuanto a desastres naturales se refiere, a partir del mes de agosto éstos empezaron a sucederse casi en cadena...
Period covered by this update: 12 September to 6 December, 2007. Summary: CHF 100,000 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 12 September, 2007 to support the...
Bangladesh + 7 more
In 2007, a number of disasters devastated communities and impacted the lives of people already struggling to survive on a daily basis. Most recently, a cyclone ravaged remote coastal towns in...
Belize + 8 more
By Michael Christie MIAMI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - For a second year in a row, the United States has escaped a severe hurricane hit, pushing memories of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans...
Por Richard Alleyne VILLAHERMOSA, México, 9 de noviembre de 2007 - Aun en los sitios donde las aguas se han retirado, las inundaciones han dejado los caminos que conducen a Villahermosa, la capital...
La Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional enviará mañana miércoles un primer avión con ayuda para México y ha destinado 350.000 euros para compras locales de artículos de primera necesidad...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an emergency appeal to support the Mexican Red Cross relief operation following devastating floods in Tabasco state. ...
Villahermosa, Tab., 4 de noviembre de 2007. El secretario de Marina Armada de México (Semar), Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, informó que este lunes arribará al puerto de Dos Bocas, el buque...
Bahamas + 4 more
UN/ISDR 2007/16 After the devastation caused by tropical storm Noel in the Caribbean states and the current floods in Tabasco, Mexico, the UN secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster...
Belize + 14 more
Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) Since the end of 2006, several natural disasters have affected food and cash crop production in Latin America and the Caribbean. Their impact on...
Costa Rica + 2 more
San Jose, Costa Rica_(dpa) _ Floods on Thursday continued to cause deaths and leave damage across Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico after days of heavy rains. The Costa Rican government said...
Pánuco, Veracruz. El presidente Felipe Calderón entregó despensas a damnificados por las inundaciones al desbordarse el río Pánuco. Para evitar actos de pillaje y uso político de los apoyos federales...
El presidente Felipe Calderón entregó despensas a damnificados por las intensas lluvias e inundaciones registradas en el norte de Veracruz, así como cheques a quienes forman parte del Programa Empleo...