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Disaster management cooperation in central america : The case of rainfall-induced natural disasters
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- Guinea Barrientos, Héctor Estuardo, 1980- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära,Uppsala Univ, Dept Earth Sci, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden.;Univ San Carlos, Facultad Agron, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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- Swain, Ashok (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Uppsala centrum för hållbar utveckling, CSD Uppsala,Uppsala Univ, Ctr Sustainable Dev, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Wallin, Marcus (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Limnologi,Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära,Uppsala Univ, Dept Ecol & Genet Limnol, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Nyberg, Lars (författare)
- Karlstads universitet,Centrum för klimat och säkerhet (from 2013-2020)
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- 2016-11-15
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Geografiska Annaler. Series A, Physical Geography. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 0435-3676 .- 1468-0459. ; 97:1, s. 85-96
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Abstract
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- Rainfall-induced natural disasters rank first among all natural disasters in Central America. Due to the geographical conditions of the Central American region, it is common that two or more countries are struck by the same rainfall event, for example Hurricane Mitch in 1998 affected the entire Central American region, killing more than 18000 people. As a consequence, Central American countries have started to promote regional policies and programs that aim for better preparation and response to these events, including disaster management cooperation. However, cooperation poses several challenges that may hinder its goals. In order to analyse these challenges, we present analysis in this paper of the current policy and legal institutions as well as the main challenges that may hinder international disaster management cooperation in Central America.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Central America
- natural disasters management
- international cooperation
- Risk and Environmental Studies
- Risk- och Miljöstudier
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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