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ECLAC participated in the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction in Guatemala TransformationECLAC has participated on 11 and 12 October at the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction with Transformation of Guatemala, to be held in Antigua Guatemala. The conference was attended by the ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena, through this assessment is presented the evaluation report of damage and losses estimated sectoral needs, caused by the pass of Tropical Storm Agatha, Pacaya Volcano eruption and flooding caused by successive tropical storms that have generated heavy rains in Central America and the Caribbean ... More information
Preliminary Summary of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009.The more than 10 billion dollars in damages and losses due to the disasters of 2009 are higher than the average of the period 2000-2008 (8.6 billions). The disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean affected mainly the sectors of tourism and agriculture.
In Latin America the most affected sub-region is South America, especially in the traditionally high incidence of the virus: Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil and more ... More information
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 Information on disaster risk management. Case studies of five countries. Summary ReportThe risk reduction to natural destructive phenomena is increasingly more a strategic issue for development. Since 2000, ECLAC jointly with the Interamerican Development Bank, IADB, have been emphasizing that the appropriate natural disaster prevention, reduction and attention constitute an issue related to the region?s development.
In this context, a study was carried out in five countries representatives for the different sub regions in Latin America and the Caribbean (Colombia, Chile, Jamaica, México and Nicaragua), in which the management of risk situations and the availability of relevant information was evaluated.
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