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UNASUR: Se reúnen en Lima para implementar mecanismos frente un desastre de magnitud | LaRepublica.pe
Delegaciones de la Unión de Naciones Sudamericanas (UNASUR) se reúnen en Lima convocados por el Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, con la finalidad de implementar un mecanismo regional que permitan actuar en conjunto frente algún desastre
120525  southamericaregional  defensecooperation  naturaldisasters  newsemail 
4 days ago by isacson
Mexico City Buildings Pass Shake Test After 1985 Quake Lessons - Businessweek
In 1985, an 8.1-magnitude quake flattened hundreds of buildings in the capital, leaving more than 9,000 people dead
120321  mexico  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
9 weeks ago by isacson
The Associated Press: 7.4 quake hits Mexico, but apparently spares lives
As of early Wednesday, there were still no reports of deaths from Tuesday's magnitude-7.4 quake centered near the border between the southern states of Oaxaca and Guerrero
120321  mexico  naturaldisasters 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Mexico withers under worst drought in 71 years - CSMonitor.com
Food production has gone down by 40 percent across Mexico because of the drought
120312  mexico  economyandsecurity  naturaldisasters 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Drought Ravages Farms Across Wide Swath Of Mexico : NPR
The drought is extending across a broad swath of central, northwestern and northern Mexico
120207  mexico  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Drought and Cold Snap Cause Food Crisis in Northern Mexico - NYTimes.com
A drought that a government official called the most severe Mexico had ever faced has left two million people without access to water and, coupled with a cold snap, has devastated cropland
120131  mexico  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Carstens Watchful for Impact of Mexico’s Worst Drought on Record - Businessweek
The drought, which President Felipe Calderon said Dec. 14 was the worst on record, is crimping grain crops and fueling concerns of shortages of food and water supplies in some areas
120130  mexico  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Mexico hit by rumors of Indian famine, suicides - CBS News
Mexicans are rushing aid to Tarahumara communities in the remote northern mountains after a local official announced — apparently falsely — that dozens of the Indians had killed themselves because they couldn't feed their children
120117  mexico  indigenouscommunities  naturaldisasters 
january 2012 by isacson
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians suffering grave hunger crisis - latimes.com
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians, legendary for their endurance in long-distance running, are reeling from a devastating food shortage caused by a record freeze and long drought
120117  mexico  indigenouscommunities  naturaldisasters 
january 2012 by isacson
Haiti marks two years after catastrophic quake | Reuters
Despite billions of dollars of international donations and aid pledges, many Haitians say they see few tangible results of the recovery and reconstruction effort
120113  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Haití: dos años después del sismo, las víctimas no ven esperanza alguna
Dos años después del terremoto que mató al menos a 200.000 personas en Haití, miles de víctimas todavía se amontonan en campamentos improvisados sin ninguna esperanza de recuperar algun día una vida normal.
120111  haiti  naturaldisasters  reconstruction  economyandsecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Haiti Earthquake Recovery: Where Did All The Money Go? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Donors pledged an estimated $4.6 billion in the aftermath of the earthquake, according to the UN yet, only 43 percent of those relief funds have been disbursed and more than 500,000 Haitians still remain homeless.
120111  haiti  internationalcommunity  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Haiti Pres Says Much to Do, Concedes Mistakes - NYTimes.com
"I have to ensure that all three powers are working together," he said, referring to the executive, legislative and judicial branches. "I'm hoping that in 2012 things will work out much better among the three powers."
120110  haiti  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity  reconstruction 
january 2012 by isacson
Clima y pobreza en Centroamérica
Los mandatarios centroamericanos hablaron ayer de lo que se puede considerar la globalización de los efectos ecológicos de la industrialización sin control generada en los países desarrollados
111026  centralamericaregional  naturaldisasters  environment 
october 2011 by isacson
Funes asegura que costos por las lluvias rondan los mil millones de dólares - ElFaro.net
El costo económico es más del doble de los daños que generó Mitch en 1998
111026  elsalvador  naturaldisasters 
october 2011 by isacson
Más de 52,000 refugiados debido a las lluvias - ElFaro.net
La población refugiada en más de 560 albergues debido a las lluvias de los últimos 10 días equivale ya a casi un tercio de todos los habitantes del departamento de San Vicente
111020  elsalvador  naturaldisasters 
october 2011 by isacson
Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Through Central America - NYTimes.com
Central American authorities said on Sunday that at least 66 people had died in six days of heavy rains that caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout the region
111017  centralamericaregional  naturaldisasters 
october 2011 by isacson
Haiti: Earthquake Recovery Failing Women and Girls | Human Rights Watch
Serious gaps in access to healthcare services are harming vulnerable women and girls still displaced after the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
110831  haiti  humanrights  naturaldisasters  [x]ngodocument 
august 2011 by isacson
Claims of police brutality as Chile earthquake victims protest
Protests in the south received national attention after reports surfaced that police used unnecessary force to control demonstrators
110722  chile  politicsandsecurity  naturaldisasters 
july 2011 by isacson
Forgotten on election day in Mexico, a flooded neighborhood copes - latimes.com
Residents said they felt abandoned by the government, even during a time of year — an election — when officials usually make sure to be extra-attentive to constituent needs
110705  mexico  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity 
july 2011 by isacson
Haiti's quake refugees brave sea and uncertainty for new life in Amazon | World news | The Guardian
Haitians fleeing 2010 earthquake chaos are enduring long journeys and border-town limbo for a fresh start in Brazil
110525  haiti  brazil  migration  naturaldisasters 
may 2011 by isacson
Comando Sur elogia al Ejército de Nicaragua por atención a desastres · El Nuevo Diario
El país ha sabido tomar notas y aprender muchas cosas en prevención, a como lo destaca y elogia el Teniente General P. Ken Keen
110329  nicaragua  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument  naturaldisasters 
march 2011 by isacson
The United States and Chile: Disaster Preparedness and Relief
Already close bilateral relations between the United States and Chile were further strengthened by the $10 million in post-earthquake assistance
110321  chile  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument  naturaldisasters 
march 2011 by isacson
Chile’s Forgotten Earthquake Victims
Away from their homes and with poor sanitary conditions, the people of Aldea Salinas, in Talcahuano, prepare for their second winter in a very basic, temporary structure
110307  chile  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
march 2011 by isacson
Chile’s Citizens Rise Up Against ‘A Year Without Reconstruction’
A year since an 8.8-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated central-southern Chile, citizen groups in Concepción, the country’s second-largest city, are protesting their exclusion
110301  chile  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity 
march 2011 by isacson
Floods in Brazil are a result of short-term planning | Natalia Viana | Global development | guardian.co.uk
Urban planning has never been part of Brazil's political agenda, so when heavy rains come cities are not able to cope
110202  brazil  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
february 2011 by isacson
In Brazil, Storm Warning System Was Nixed - WSJ.com
Now, critics say the project could have saved many lives
110124  brazil  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Brazil - Troops to Help After Mudslides - NYTimes.com
Brazil’s army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food or water, or need help recovering bodies
110118  brazil  naturaldisasters  civilmilitaryrelations 
january 2011 by isacson
Brazil landslides: president visits scene as death toll continues to rise | World news | guardian.co.uk
Many of the destroyed homes had been built precariously on steep hillsides, and Rousseff said housing in areas of risk was the rule rather than the exception in Brazil
110114  brazil  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
Burying dead grim task after Brazil mudslides
Small, handmade white crosses identified only by numbers - the details would have to come later - dotted the desolate, sodden hilltop
110114  brazil  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Haiti must help us help it - Other Views - MiamiHerald.com
Haitians across society -- from the economic and political elite, to the nascent and unsteady civil society, to the masses of poor -- have to realize that our concern for their welfare does not give them leverage to shun our demands
110113  haiti  naturaldisasters  internationalcommunity  uspolicy  [x]uscongressdocument 
january 2011 by isacson
Floods in Brazil and Colombia: Inundated | The Economist
Torrential rain prompts tragedy, and a need for prevention
110113  brazil  colombia  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Brazil landslides' death toll climbs as rescue teams dig for survivors | World news | guardian.co.uk
This morning, one Brazilian TV network claimed that more than 419 people had died in Rio state and suggested that as many as 1,000 people could still be missing
110113  brazil  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Hundreds Killed in Brazilian Landslides - WSJ.com
At least 288 people have died in the Rio de Janeiro state in recent days due to landslides and flooding from heavy rains
110113  brazil  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Usaid entregará $25 millones a El Salvador - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
El administrador de la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Usaid), Rajiv Shah, visitó el martes El Salvador y firmó con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Hugo Martínez, un acuerdo por $25 millones
110112  elsalvador  uspolicy  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Haiti earthquake charities blamed as scars fail to heal | World news | The Guardian
The government's role and the international community's capacity to deliver aid effectively are being tested
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
Marjorie Valbrun - Haitian Americans' task to rebuild their homeland
Now it's up to my generation of Haitian Americans to reclaim Haiti and help it get back on its feet
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Bill Clinton frustrated at pace of Haiti rebuilding
Mr Clinton was speaking on a visit to Port-au-Prince in his capacity as UN envoy to Haiti
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
Haiti - A Year After the Quake, Waiting to Rebuild - NYTimes.com
The slogan "build back better," touted by former President Bill Clinton and others, remains an unfulfilled promise
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
In Haiti, Hope Is the Last Thing Lost - WSJ.com
The experience of the past year sheds light on why there is such pessimism about Haiti's future
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
january 2011 by isacson
Haiti quake anniversary: Haiti still reeling from earthquake - latimes.com
A year after the massive earthquake, reconstruction efforts remain practically nonexistent and camps for the displaced appear to have taken on a permanence
110112  haiti  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Haiti's Failed Recovery: Who's to Blame? - TIME
Only 5% of the 675 million cu. ft. (19 million cu m) of rubble in Port-au-Prince has been removed from the streets. At least 1 million Haitians still live in tents
110110  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity  internationalcommunity 
january 2011 by isacson
Colombia floods - Flooding in northern Colombia - Oxfam GB
Heavy rains are expected to continue in the following days, weeks and months, affecting the Caribbean and Andean regions, some of the poorest in the country
110110  colombia  naturaldisasters  [x]ngodocument 
january 2011 by isacson
Santo Domingo deporta a haitianos - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Las autoridades dominicanas informaron el miércoles que reanudaron las repatriaciones de haitianos que suspendió desde el terremoto del 12 de enero
110106  dominicanrepublic  haiti  migration  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
A Year Later, Haiti Struggles Back - NYTimes.com
After a year of almost unfathomable hardship in Haiti, there is little reason to be hopeful now
110104  haiti  naturaldisasters 
january 2011 by isacson
Hoteleros dispuestos a trabajar con Chávez en la ayuda a damnificados - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Chávez ordenó el domingo la toma temporal de los hoteles y edificios ``abandonados'' en la localidad de Higuerote, ubicada en la zona de Barlovento del estado de Miranda, para ubicar a los afectados por las lluvias en la zona
101207  venezuela  naturaldisasters 
december 2010 by isacson
UPDATE 3-Venezuela's Chavez blames capitalism for deluges | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez blamed "criminal" capitalism on Sunday for global climate phenomena including heavy rains that have killed scores and left tens of thousands homeless
101206  venezuela  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity 
december 2010 by isacson
Heavy rains and flooding: Colombia's Katrina?
All told, some 1.3 million people have either lost or sustained significant damage to their homes
101202  colombia  naturaldisasters 
december 2010 by isacson
prensa.com | Última Hora
Una "tormenta perfecta" de terremoto, huracán y epidemia de cólera en una nación ya de por sí difícil y con un historial de violencia antes de unos comicios
101119  haiti  politicsandsecurity  naturaldisasters  elections 
november 2010 by isacson
The United States And Relief For Haiti | The New Republic
Where disasters are concerned, the donor governments and their donating publics are like serial monogamists: they obsess, but sooner or later, they move on
101111  haiti  naturaldisasters 
november 2010 by isacson
Haiti's Post-Quake Recovery Is Slow to Begin - Newsweek
“In a nutshell, the recovery process is not going well”
101110  haiti  naturaldisasters 
november 2010 by isacson
Haiti: Cholera case confirmed for Port-au-Prince - USATODAY.com
The cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti's capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps
101109  haiti  naturaldisasters  publichealth 
november 2010 by isacson
Facing man-made disaster in Haiti | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
People living in the camps had good reason to fear Tomas, but some were even more afraid that their government was using the threat of the hurricane to move them out of the camps
101109  haiti  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity 
november 2010 by isacson
Haiti's tent cities to bear worst of potential hurricane Tomas - CSMonitor.com
Some 1.3 million Haitians in the capital's tent cities have nowhere to go as potential hurricane Tomas approaches, even as 120,000 homes sit vacant
101104  haiti  naturaldisasters 
november 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Tropical storm Tomas threatens cholera recovery in Haiti
It could strengthen to hurricane force and is expected to hit on Friday
101104  haiti  naturaldisasters  video 
november 2010 by isacson
Haiti wants major camp evacuated ahead of storm - Weather - msnbc.com
The depression, which the hurricane center described as being disorganized, was located about 410 miles (660 kilometers) southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
101103  haiti  naturaldisasters 
november 2010 by isacson
USAID Personnel Preparing Haiti for Approaching Storm
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has 20 members of a disaster assistance response team (DART) on the ground in Haiti to help prepare the country for the tropical storm Tomas
101103  haiti  naturaldisasters  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument 
november 2010 by isacson
Cholera spreading, affecting election campaigns in Haiti - Haiti - MiamiHerald.com
The health ministry has not asked for a delay of the vote, but it has asked candidates to refrain from holding rallies in cholera-affected communities
101029  haiti  PublicHealth  naturaldisasters  politicsandsecurity  elections 
october 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Learning to prevent spread of cholera in Haiti camps
More than a million people are still living in camps in the city, following January's earthquake
101027  haiti  naturaldisasters  PublicHealth  video 
october 2010 by isacson
In Haiti, cholera could heighten quake misery - Health - msnbc.com
A cholera outbreak that already has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 sickened is at the doorstep of an enormous potential breeding ground: the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live
101025  haiti  PublicHealth  naturaldisasters 
october 2010 by isacson
US Names Special Coordinator for Haiti Response - NYTimes.com
The disclosure came a day after the AP reported that none of the $1.15 billion in reconstruction aid pledged by the U.S. at a donors' conference in March has arrived.
100930  haiti  uspolicy  reconstruction  naturaldisasters 
september 2010 by isacson
Haitians Cry in Letters - ‘Please — Do Something!’ - NYTimes.com
In the last couple of weeks, thousands of displaced Haitians have similarly vented their concerns, depositing impassioned pleas for help in new suggestion boxes at a hundred camps throughout the disaster zone.
100920  haiti  naturaldisasters  reconstruction 
september 2010 by isacson
Bill Clinton Philanthropy Meeting Eyes Haiti, Pakistan - NYTimes.com
Former President Bill Clinton hopes that pledges to help quake-devastated Haiti at his philanthropic "summit" this week will push governments to fulfill promises of billions of dollars in reconstruction.
100920  haiti  naturaldisasters  reconstruction 
september 2010 by isacson
Haiti earthquake: Still no plan for the homeless - latimes.com
No one knows where to relocate more than a million people displaced by the Jan. 12 quake, or how to determine exactly who owns what land.
100915  haiti  Displacement  naturaldisasters 
september 2010 by isacson
Rain in Mexico, Central America: At least 50 killed in rain-related incidents - latimes.com
In Mexico, 600,000 have been displaced by flooding in five southeastern states. The search for 15 still missing in a Guatemala mudslide is called off because of the risk
100909  mexico  centralamericaregional  naturaldisasters 
september 2010 by isacson
Suben a 46 los muertos por lluvias en Guatemala y suspenden rescate - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Las autoridades de Protección Civil de Guatemala elevaron el martes a 46 la cifra de muertos por las lluvias caídas desde el jueves
100908  guatemala  naturaldisasters 
september 2010 by isacson
Bill Clinton gets tough as donors fail to honour $5bn Haiti pledge | World news | The Guardian
Six months after the disaster that killed 220,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless, only $506m of $5.3bn raised at an international donors' conference in March has been handed over
100716  haiti  naturaldisasters  internationalcommunity 
july 2010 by isacson
Haiti's earthquake: a Port-au-Prince report | openDemocracy
Six months after the catastrophe in Haiti’s capital, the realities of insecurity, displacement and poverty co-exist with opportunities and agents of reconstruction
100714  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity  [x]ngodocument 
july 2010 by isacson
Bill Clinton Anxious & Hopeful About Haiti Recovery 6 Months After Earthquake
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed frustration Saturday over the slow pace of Haiti's earthquake recovery
100713  haiti  naturaldisasters  uspolicy 
july 2010 by isacson
The sad math of U.S. aid in Haiti: 6 months, 2 percent
Only 2 percent of promised reconstruction aid has been delivered. Only 2 percent of the rubble has been cleared. And not quite 2 percent of the dislocated have been moved into housing
100713  haiti  naturaldisasters  uspolicy 
july 2010 by isacson
6 months after Haiti quake, land disputes grind recovery to a near-standstill - 7/11/2010 11:45:07 AM | Newser
Everyone bemoans the lack of progress. But Bellerive says the government needs to proceed with caution so it doesn't simply replicate the pre-quake slums
100712  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
july 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Quake-stricken Haiti bears scars six months on
The slums that seethe under those tarpaulins were meant to be temporary. Now they house more than a million people and have an air of permanence
100712  haiti  naturaldisasters 
july 2010 by isacson
Haiti still suffering six months on from earthquake - Telegraph
Port-au-Prince is still a city of rubble, tented squalor and desperate need
100712  haiti  naturaldisasters  video 
july 2010 by isacson
México pide a EU helicópteros para llevar ayuda - El Universal - Los Estados
El gobierno de México solicitó a los Servicios de Protección Civil de Estados Unidos el envío de helicópteros, para fortalecer el esquema de traslado de víveres y agua a los afectados por el huracán Alex
100712  mexico  naturaldisasters  uspolicy 
july 2010 by isacson
Better housing will improve health in Haiti | Peter Williams | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Reconstruction efforts must prioritise infrastructure as well as shelter and medicines
100712  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity 
july 2010 by isacson
Haiti earthquake: Haitians still wait for recovery - latimes.com
Instead of facilitating imports of equipment, leaders have lapsed into a pattern of corruption and delay
100625  haiti  naturaldisasters  corruption  economyandsecurity 
june 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Floods in north-east Brazil kill dozens of people
The army and navy are helping with the rescue efforts
100623  brazil  naturaldisasters  video 
june 2010 by isacson
Guatemala recibe ayuda enviada por Venezuela - Nacional y Política - EL UNIVERSAL
El presidente de Guatemala, Álvaro Colom, recibió hoy en las costas del Caribe un buque del Ejército venezolano con un cargamento de ayuda humanitaria enviado para los miles de damnificados por la tormenta "Agatha"
100615  venezuela  guatemala  naturaldisasters  venezuelanforeignpolicy 
june 2010 by isacson
La suerte de Haití - Listín Diario Digital
El aporte de los dominicanos se dio desde el primer momento cuando se activó una rápida respuesta de ayuda de emergencia
100611  dominicanrepublic  haiti  diplomaticrelations  naturaldisasters 
june 2010 by isacson
Center for International Policy
To highlight the prominent role Cuba plays in Haiti and to urge U.S.-Cuban cooperation, the Center for International Policy, together with MEDICC (Medical Education and Cooperation with Cuba), held a conference on April 21st
100608  cuba  haiti  naturaldisasters  cubanforeignpolicy  [x]ngodocument 
june 2010 by isacson
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