Latest Insights From Latin America and the Caribbean PEDRR network
PEDRR Webinar: Nature-Based Solutions for Enhanced Humanitarian Action: What are the next steps?
12 Apr,2020
This webinar builds on outcomes from the recent Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva. Key messages from ...
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UN Climate Action Summit 2019
19 Dec,2019
With global emissions are reaching record levels and showing no sign ... Read More
Mangroves Reduce Flood Damages During U.S. Hurricanes, Saving Billions of Dollars in Property Losses
19 Oct,2019
A new report finds that mangroves provide valuable flood risk ... Read More
Science-guided Coastal Resilience for The Bahamas
24 Sep,2019
A new study supported by The Nature Conservancy pinpoints areas ... Read More
Events
PEDRR Webinar: Nature-Based Solutions for Enhanced Humanitarian Action: What are the next steps?
12 Mar,2020
This webinar builds on outcomes from the recent Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva. Key messages from HNPW will be presented with entry points for concrete next steps in promoting partnerships between humanitarian and environmental organisations. Secondly, the session will introduce concrete examples to support the uptake of nature-based solutions through preparation, preparedness and recovery actions, ‘building back better and greener’ and investment in ecosystem ...
Learn MoreLunchtime Conference: Up-scaling community resilience through Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction
09 Dec,2019
On the occasion of the International Day for disaster risk reduction(DRD), DG DEVCO, together with Wetlands international and PfR will hold an event to present the programme “Up-scaling community ... Read More
VII Regional Platform for DRR in the Americas and the Caribbean
09 Dec,2019
**As a result of the impact and uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Caribbean Disaster ... Read More