National Summary Reports: Latin America and the Caribbean: IDNDR Hemispheric Meeting, San José, Costa Rica, 30th of May to 5th of June 1999: Towards natural disaster reduction in the Americas ... for the 21st century

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International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

This report describes major activities and events related to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in the Americas, and discusses experiences, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction (DRR) of all the countries in the region.

The report provides summaries of the assessment of achievements during IDNDR, highlighting countries’ disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, landslide, wild fire, earthquake, volcano and drought, also mitigation measures adopted, preparedness and prevention activities, institutional and legal framework for DRR, and implemented projects and international cooperation in disaster risk management.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Drought Earthquake Flood Landslide Volcano Wildfire

Themes Disaster risk management Governance Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Country and region British Virgin Islands Ecuador Cuba Costa Rica Chile Canada Brazil Bolivia, Plurinational State of Belize Argentina Uruguay Peru Guatemala Paraguay Panama Nicaragua Mexico Jamaica Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of