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VCA in Large Cities – Capitalization of the scenario for risk management in large cities

The capitalization analysis that will be developed in this document, centers its interest in the acknowledgement of virtues, rights and wrongs currently existing in the implementation of projects, focused on the reduction of risks in large cities, and the implementation of the Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Capacities –AVC- in order to incorporate knowledge, practices and […]

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Landslide early warning in Costa Rica

GDPC

Following a number of landslides in August 2002, the International Federation, supported by the Regional Delegation in Central America, obtained funding from the British government to implement an early warning system in the event of future landslides. The overall objective was to ‘promote the development of community organizational and planning processes for the identification of

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Floods in Boulder: A Study of Resilience

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This study looks at flooding in Boulder, Colorado that occurred in September 2013. Though the scale of flooding was unprecedented, only 10 lives were lost, most infrastructure was maintained, and the recovery was relatively strong. This case study explores this resilience — what made it possible, and where there is opportunity for learning — by

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Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments in the Bahamas

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Case studies of VCAs undertaken in the Bahamas in 2010. The locations include: Arthur’s Town; Fox Hill; South Eleuthera.

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Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments in Jamaica

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Case studies and Guidance note to VCAs undertaken in Jamaica, in 2004 and 2010. The locations include: White Horses; Bullock’s Heights, Claverty Cottage.

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