By Brigitte Leoni CANCUN, Mexico, 1 March 2017 – Mexico’s historical Maya civilisation created not only a written language and a binary mathematical system, but also a hurricane warning system that...
Caribbean: Hurricane Wilma - Oct 2005 Updates
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Hurricane Wilma: Ten Years Later
Release date: October 22, 2015 Release Number: RIV-15-008 ATLANTA -- Ten years ago October 24, Hurricane Wilma slammed ashore near Naples, Fla., as a Category 3 storm with a 50-mile-wide eye. Wilma...
UNDP helps Mexican villagers face disaster and climate risks
Cancun, Mexico - Forty participants at international climate talks last week in Cancun, Mexico, traveled to the site of a project supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that has...
World + 6 more
Coping with crisis, Newsletter No. IV, 2009
Editorial In a new decade, humanitarian actors are facing immense challenges. The number of people affected by climate disasters will continue to rise, having a huge impact on migration and...
Bahamas + 2 more
Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico: Hurricane Wilma Appeal no. M05EA024 Final Report
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
Haiti + 19 more
Citing Hurricane Dean, UN agency urges strengthening disaster early warning system
Early warning systems are the most efficient way to save lives in disasters such as Hurricane Dean now rampaging across Mexico and need to be further enhanced at local levels, the United Nations body...
Haiti + 19 more
ISDR : les systèmes d'alerte ont permis de sauver des vies
Les systèmes d'alerte précoce sont le meilleur moyen de sauver des vies et doivent être mis en oeuvre au niveau local, rappelle aujourd'hui l'agence des Nations Unies chargée de la prévention des...
Flood Risk in Jamaica : Recent Damage and Loss due to tropical cyclones in Jamaica
Report prepared as part of the Climate Change and Inland Flooding in Jamaica: Risk and Adaptation Measures for Vulnerable Communities : Disaster Risk Management and Policies in Jamaica. David Smith...
Anguilla + 20 more
Strengthening disaster management capacity in the Caribbean region
Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population : 1.1. - Rationale : The Caribbean region experiences multiple natural disasters. Tropical storms often take the form of a...
Costa Rica + 5 more
Fifth DIPECHO Action Plan for Central America
Location of operation: DIPECHO Amount of Decision: EUR 6,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/DIP/BUD/2006/02000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population. 1.1. -...
Bahamas + 17 more
Caribbean: Appeal No. MAA49001 Programme Update No. 2
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
Afghanistan + 29 more
Common efforts to strengthen collective humanitarian response capacity should seek to alleviate suffering, improve survival chances, says General Assembly President
GA/10532 Sixty-first General Assembly Plenary 52nd & 53rd Meetings (AM & PM) Assembly Also Considers Strategies to Forestall Disasters, Boost Response; Assistance to Palestinian People; Three Texts...
Mexico: Distribución de botiquines en Quinana Roo
Cruz Roja Mexicana a través del Área Nacional de Socorros distribuyó los días 14 y 15 de octubre en el estado de Quintana Roo 3,650 botiquines básicos, los cuales serán distribuidos entre las...
Bolivia + 10 more
Latin America and the Caribbean - Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programs Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background The countries of Latin...
USA: A year of healing - The American Red Cross response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
People In 2005, the United States experienced an unprecedented emergency, which resulted from its worst hurricane season ever. The three hurricanes impacted an area larger than North and South...
Bahamas + 14 more
Caribbean: Appeal No. MAA49001 Programme Update No. 1
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
Bahamas + 2 more
Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico: Hurricane Wilma Appeal No. 05EA024 Operations Update No. 2
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
Antigua and Barbuda + 11 more
Caribbean: Appeal No. 05AA041 Annual Report
In Brief Appeal coverage: 160% Appeal target: CHF 1,743,194 (USD 1,365,946 or EUR 1,128,362) Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: Guyana: Floods (05EA001), Caribbean: Hurricanes Dennis & Emily...
Bahamas + 19 more
Pan American Disaster Response Unit Appeal No. 05AA040 Annual Report
In Brief Appeal target: CHF 2,439,411 (USD 1,923,019 or EUR 1,581,564); Appeal coverage: 74.4%. This Annual Report reflects activities implemented over a one-year period; they form part of, and are...
Nicaragua: Situación de Seguridad Alimentaria Mayo 2006 - Las lluvias han iniciado
Resumen e implicaciones El inicio del ciclo agrícola es una de las actividades más importantes en el país en materia de seguridad alimentaria en este momento, puesto que la actividad agrícola asegura...