Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in Guatemala
Case study and Guidance note to the VCA undertaken in Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Guatemala, in 2005.
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Guatemala
Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in GuatemalaDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Damage and losses statistics from Disaster Information Management SystemsDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/gtmRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Guatemala
Meeting the challenge of climate impacts: IFRC case studies in climate-related risk reduction
The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report presents the current state of knowledge on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Compared to the Fourth Assessment Report in 2007, “AR5” has a much stronger focus on risks. It presents a cold, realistic assessment of how risks are already changing and are bound to