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Latin America and the Caribbean is a diverse region and does not follow a single pattern of development. This Report is separated into two volumes which share the same narrative: the Regional Human...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report, The Year of Recurring Disasters: A Review of Natural Disasters in 2012, examines four topics: disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters (Chapter 1); the...

GLIDE n° TC-2011-000114-DOM The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985...

INTRODUCTION This report, for the period 1 December 2011 – 29 February 2012, is the third quarterly report in the 2011/2012 fiscal and policy year for CCRIF. It is designed to provide an update on...

Summary: CHF 71,014 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 31 August 2011 to support the Bahamas Red Cross Society in delivering assistance to some 1,000 beneficiaries...

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Release Number: 4017-057 » More Information on Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene » En Español SAN JUAN, PR -- More than $83.9 million in grants for disaster aid has been approved to Puerto Rico to continue...

La Unión Europea (UE) desembolsará este año unos 73 millones de euros para la ejecución de proyectos y programas de desarrollo en la República Dominicana, iniciativas que beneficiarán principalmente...

GENERAL OVERVIEW When compared with the last decade, preliminary data for 2011 shows a decrease in the number of natural disasters and their impact in the Americas. However, the region endured...

PANORAMA GENERAL Cifras preliminares para 2011 muestran una disminución en la ocurrencia de desastres naturales y su impacto en América, en comparación a la última década, sin embargo, América sufrió...

SAN JUAN, PR -- The recovery operation lead by the Government of Puerto Rico and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has resulted in the disbursal of more than $26.1 million in disaster...

2011 has been a year of transition for Haiti. Humanitarian aid and the commitment of NGOs in Haiti continued all along the last 12 months, but the 12 January 2010 earthquake has left deep marks on...

The Medair shelter programme has now provided safer housing to almost 20,000 people and been a source of hope to families across the Sud-Est district. On 12 January 2010, Haiti experienced one of the...

Two years after Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries devastated the country, the Red Cross is still helping Haitians recover. The earthquake hit the capital Port-au-Prince and nearby areas on 12...

Following one of the most challenging and dramatic years for Latin America and the Caribbean in the area of disaster response and public health, 2011 appeared with a sigh of relief, allowing time to...

Stamford, Conn., Dec. 27, 2011 – AmeriCares has awarded more than $600,000 in disaster recovery grants to 12 nonprofit organizations in seven states. AmeriCares launched the grant program in August...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – As towns rebuild infrastructure battered by Tropical Storm Irene, state and federal officials are reminding them that funding is available to make repairs that are better able to...

Irene the first hurricane to hit U.S. in three years; Northeast reminded it’s also vulnerable November 28, 2011 The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday, having produced a total...

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, includ-ing droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions...

PANORAMA GENERAL Existe evidencia científica que confirma que el cambio climático ha incrementado la intensidad de las tormentas tropicales y sus efectos sobre la elevación de la temperatura...