Global action to tackle climate change is being discussed through 12 December at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima, Peru. In Latin America, projects supported by the...
Brazil: Floods and Landslides - Jun 2011 Updates
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Climate Change: Natural disasters made history in 2011
JOHANNESBURG, 27 November 2012 (IRIN) - Many of the worst natural disasters of 2011 were also the most severe the affected countries had ever experienced, revealed the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI)...
Mexico + 12 more
Emergencies in Latin America and The Caribbean Quarterly Overview October – December 2011 Year 2 - Volume No. 8
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...
Mexico + 12 more
Emergencias en América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama Trimestral Octubre - -Diciembre 2011 Año 2 - Volumen No. 8
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...
World + 7 more
Aid planes, mudslides and war: Save the Children’s busiest year
Thursday 22 December 2011 2011 has been the busiest year for Save the Children’s Humanitarian Emergencies team in our 90-year history: 45 emergency responses, in 38 different countries. We’re really...
Belize + 15 more
Americas Zone: Mid-Year Report, Appeal No. MAA42003
This report covers the period 01 January 2011 to 30 June 2011. In brief Programme outcome: the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies‘ secretariat (IFRC) is committed to...
Haiti + 17 more
Humanitarian Assistance in Review, FY 2002 - 2011 Latin America and the Caribbean
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...
Bahamas + 10 more
Emergencias en América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama Trimestral Julio - Septiembre 2011 Año 2 - Volumen No. 7
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...
Llega ayuda oficial a estado brasileño afectado por lluvias
Unas tres toneladas de medicamentos llegan este martes al estado brasileño de Santa Catarina, duramente castigado por las intensas lluvias de la semana pasada, que provocaron tres muertos y casi un...
Rains punish Santa Catarina
Curitiba – The good news is that the rain will be less this week and river levels began to drop over the weekend. The bad news is that four days of almost nonstop rain last week caused deaths and...
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Appeal No. MAA00010 Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Mid-Year Report 2011
This report covers the period 01 January 2011 to 30 June 2011. In brief Programme outcome: To increase the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) to reduce the number...
Floods and Landslides (as of 01 Aug 2011) - Location Map
01 Aug 2011 - Rains caused floods and landslides in Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Sul provinces. About 78,000 people affected and 15 dead. Link: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin...
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REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias América Latina & El Caribe, Año 4 - Volumen 219
DESTACADOS: DOMINICA: El gobierno declara desastre ecológico el área afectada por el colapso de la represa Mathiew. BRASIL: Más de 51,000 afectados por lluvias en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul...
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REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America and Caribbean, Year 4 - Volume 219
HIGHLIGHTS: DOMINICA: The government declared an ecological disaster for the collapse of the Matthieu dam. BRAZIL: More than 51,000 people affected by rains in the state of Rio Grande do Sul...
Brazil + 3 more
REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias América Latina & El Caribe, Año 4 - Volumen 218
DESTACADOS: CHILE: 25,000 personas afectadas por nevadas. Hay zonas declaradas catástrofe y emergencia agrícola. BRASIL: 13,300 personas afectadas por lluvias en Pernambuco y Paraíba. GUATEMALA: Las...
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REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America and Carribean, Year 4 - Volume 218
HIGHLIGHTS: CHILE: 25,000 people affected by snowfall. Declaration of emergencies for communities and for the agricultural sector. BRASIL: 13,300 people affected by rains in Pernambuco and Paraíba...
Reportan 10 personas fallecidas y más de 13 mil damnificados por lluvias en Brasil
Caracas, 19 Jul. AVN .- El número de muertes causadas por las fuertes lluvias que se registran desde el pasado viernes en los estados brasileños de Pernambuco y Paraíba subió este martes a 10, en...
ADRA Feeds Families Displaced by Floods
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Several days of heavy rains in the Northern state of Roraima, Brazil has led to severe flooding causing the Brazilian Civil Defense to declare a state of emergency in seven...
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Guyana: Sand Creek hardest hit in Region 9 - Prime Minister
-water level stabilizes as rains ease Georgetown, GINA, June 6, 2011 Prime Minister Samuel Hinds in an update on the flood situation in Region Nine told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that...