HIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year...
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HIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year...
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BOLIVIA: DROUGHT KEY FIGURES 200K FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DROUGHT IN BOLIVIA Severe drought continues to hit Bolivia, affecting some 200,871 families across the country. According to the latest report...
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BOLIVIA: SEQUÍA CIFRAS CLAVE 200K FAMILIAS AFECTADAS PO Una severa sequía continúa azotando a Bolivia, afectando a unas 200.871 familias en todo el país. Según el último informe del Instituto...
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Needs Humanitarian needs in Latin America and the Caribbean are sharply increasing. By the end of 2022, there were nearly 37 million people in need, as assessed by annual Humanitarian Programme...
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Executive Summary The Situational Awareness Overview (SAO) Report is an analysis of trends in humanitarian needs, risks and vulnerabilities in the Eastern Caribbean to inform planning, strengthen...
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UN Water Experts: The World is Off-Track to Meet Its Sustainable Water Goal by 2030 3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water,...
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Saint Kitts and Nevis is a small two-island country that enjoys one of the highest GDP per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, almost 1 in 5 people on the...
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Climate change is a global crisis. In 2021, record setting climate disasters ranged from locust plagues in Kenya, to sandstorms in China, to megadrought fueled wildfires across the Western U.S...
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Introduction Latin America and the Caribbean is home to diverse natural hazards, including recurrent climate shocks linked to the El Niño and La Niña phenomena, earthquakes, droughts, floods,...
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Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) experience a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanoes. In FY...
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By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...
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LATINOAMÉRICA & EL CARIBE: COVID-19 A pesar del creciente despliegue de las vacunas contra la COVID-19, varios países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe vivieron en mayo su peor mes de la pandemia. Las...
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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 Despite the growing roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced their worst month of the pandemic in May...
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Foreword In reviewing 2019, we remarked that, as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC), “we must...
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Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic...
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Key messages • This paper sets out a framework and joint work plan for development partners to enhance disaster preparedness and reduce the humanitarian and economic impacts of extreme weather in the...
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Key messages • The increasingly severe impacts of cyclones, floods and drought in the Eastern Caribbean necessitates a rethink in the way OECS member states prepare for disasters and build...
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New InsuRisk report analyzes disaster risk and readiness for insurance solutions in Small Island Developing States Last night at the 4th InsuResilience Global Partnership Forum, UNU-EHS and the...
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TEMPORADA DE HURACANES DEL ATLÁNTICO 2020 La tormenta tropical Eta y el huracán Iota azotaron Centroamérica con casi dos semanas de diferencia en noviembre, con vientos sostenidos máximos de hasta...
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2020 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Tropical Storm Eta and Hurricane Iota struck Central America within nearly two weeks of each other in November, with windspeeds as high as 240 km/h and rainfall in...