International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)

Content

Newsletter
	Disaster risk reduction begins at school


Editorial
	Creative Education: A Priority for a New Generation

Global ISDR
	2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
	Towards a stronger ISDR System

Disasters and hazards in the Region
	Hurricane Season in the Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico – 2006
Contributions
	Disaster risk reduction: A call to action
	Impact of Natural Disasters on Housing in an Intermediate Colombian City
Partners in Action
	People centered early warning systems as a critical component of disaster reduction
	Organization of American States (OAS) Natural hazards and climate change adaptation: programmatic overview
	Municipal Disaster Information System for Latin American and the Caribbean
	Rough season
	Municipalities and Risk Management: A Process Model in Maipú, Mendoza, Argentina
	Organization of American States (OAS) The Inter-American Disaster Mitigation Network
	National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE) and CANARA signed a new agreement Costa Rican Radio: The Official Medium in Times of Emergency
	The water sector recognizes risk management is a key element
	The Journalism Award for Risk Mitigation of the Central University of Venezuela
	Organization of American States (OAS) Workshop on Natural Hazard Risk Management First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development
	Plan International Preparing for Better Risk and Hazard Management
	Guatemala has a new communication kit to promote disaster risk management in its communities and municipalities
Education
	School Retrofitting Program in Central America (PRECA)
	Degree in Sustainable IrrigationManagement to Prevent Drought
	Education and new tchnology for earthquake prevention
	Disaster Education
	School Networks Manage Risks in Ancash, Peru
	School Services in support of Disaster Prevention and Response
	Northern Catholic University of Chile: Education as a Tool for Disaster Reduction
	Peace Education for Disaster Risk Reduction : The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
Multimedia
	Information center’s user and the new age of knowledge management
	Sustainable Local Development as a Factor in Disaster Risk Reduction: Focus and Activities of the Delnet Program, International Training Center/ILO
	Myths and Realities of Natural Disasters
	PAHO/WHO Publications on Disaster Preparedness
	The challenge of disaster reduction for the water and sanitation sector: Improving quality of life by reducing vulnerabilities
	See how I tremble
	¡ Alerta SISMO! [Earthquake ALERT!] - Family Emergency Plan
	Information Resources on the Avian Flu
	Collection of Educational Modules Risk Management
	Tsunami 18 months after
	Biblio-des Risk Management Education at the Community Lavel

ISDR Informs - a Magazine for Latin America and the Caribbean, is produced by the Regional Unit for
Latin America and the Caribbean, part of the UN Inter Agency Secretariat for the
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in Geneva.

The information and opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily
reflect the policies of the ISDR Secretariat.

Credits:
Editorial: Dave Zervaas
General Production: Margarita Villalobos
Graphic Design: Jeicos/K. Barrantes
Cover Design: Jeicos/K. Barrantes
Edition: María Laura Sessa
Cover Photo: J. Jenkins, PAHO/WHO

Photos: PAHO/WHO, J. Jenkins,
D. Smith, E. Pacheco,
UTE Grabowsky, Plan International, CIDCURN, ISDR

Translation: Roberto Prado

The publication of “ISDR Informs”
was made possible thanks to the
support of the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency
(SIDA), as part of the Swedish
contribution to the ISDR Secretariat
regional work in Latin America and
the Caribbean.

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