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Eco-stoves in Miramar, Las Sabanas, Nicaragua (2014)

10 Mar 2015
This participatory video was developed by the Youth Network of Las Sabanas, to document a microproject implemented with the support of the Nicaraguan Red Cross and the Partners for Resilience Programme in the community of Miramar, Las Sabanas (Nicar...
Video, Drought, Livelihoods and Food Security
Video

Flower production in the community of El Castillito, Las Sabanas (2014)

10 Mar 2015
This participatory video was developed by the Youth Network of Las Sabanas, to document a microproject implemented with the support of the Nicaraguan Red Cross and Wetlands International through the Partners for Resilience Programme in the community ...
Video, Drought, Landslide, Livelihoods and Food Security, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Case Study

Case study 1 – Step by Step towards Climate Change Adaptation

07 Mar 2015
In the last 20 years, Nicaragua has been the fourth country most affected by extreme weather events worldwide (Germanwatch Report, 2014). The country is investing in humanitarian aid to respond to emergencies caused by hydro meteorological events, an...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide
Case Study

Case study 2 – Inalí River and Tapacalí River Sub-watersheds: Ideal Territorial Units to Implement Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Ecosystem Management and Restoration Processes

07 Mar 2015
In the Madriz Department, the Partners for Resilience (PfR) Partnership is working in 28 vulnerable communities in four municipalities (Somoto, San Lucas, Las Sabanas, and San José de Cusmapa) of the Inalí and Tapacalí rivers sub-watersheds, tribu...
Case Study, Drought, Flood, Landslide
Case Study

Case study 3 – Community micro-projects improve the livelihoods of rural families in Madriz, Nicaragua

07 Mar 2015
The Partners for Resilience (PfR) put their integrated approach and vision of community resilience into practice to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Nicaragua. In the municipalities of San Lucas and Las Sabanas, their micro-projects co...
Case Study, Drought, Flood, Landslide, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 5 – Strengthening Value Chain Committee’s capacities in the municipality of Somoto: Partners for Resilience’s experience in Nicaragua

07 Mar 2015
For centuries, the ovens in Somoto, in the department of Madriz, Nicaragua, have been baking the distinctive handmade rosquillas (ring-shaped pastry), prepared by hardworking women. These women still preserve the artisan traditions in their 137 shops...
Case Study, Drought, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 6 – Laying the foundations for safer schools

07 Mar 2015
Since 2011, Partners for Resilience (PfR) in Nicaragua has been promoting a safe schools model in the municipalities of Somoto, San Lucas, Las Sabanas and San José de Cusmapa in the department of Madriz. The objective was to help the Ministry of Edu...
Case Study
Case Study

Case study 4 – Harmonizing indigenous and local knowledge: “The path towards community and institutional resilience”

07 Mar 2015
“We, the indigenous peoples, do not reject adapting to climate change because we have always, as a people–consulted Nature. We read its signs and foresee; we understand; we harmonize with it which is how we have always lived and survived through ...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 7 – Good Governance: A pathway to local resilience

07 Mar 2015
Since 2011, the Partners for Resilience (PfR) alliance in Nicaragua has been promoting a comprehensive approach to the issues of disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and ecosystem management and restoration (EMR). This initi...
Case Study, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Case study 8 – Awareness-raising and education campaigns to strengthen resilience in four municipalities of the department of Madriz and the Northern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region in Nicaragua

07 Mar 2015
In Nicaragua, Partners for Resilience (PfR) worked to reduce the risk of disaster in four municipalities of the department of Madriz that are in what is known as the Central American “Dry Corridor.” It also promoted the development and implementa...
Case Study, Public Awareness and Public Education

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