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Preventive Resettlement of Populations at Risk of Disaster - GFDRR

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Abbrevi<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Chapter 1<br />

CCAD<br />

ECLAC<br />

CRED<br />

EM-DAT<br />

ENSO<br />

GAR<br />

GDP<br />

HDI<br />

Global and L<strong>at</strong>in America and the Caribbean N<strong>at</strong>ural <strong>Disaster</strong> Trends<br />

Central American Commission for Environment and Development<br />

Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo<br />

Economic Commission for L<strong>at</strong>in America and the Caribbean<br />

Center for Research on the Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disaster</strong>s<br />

Emergency Events D<strong>at</strong>a Base<br />

El Niño-Southern Oscill<strong>at</strong>ion Phenomenon<br />

Global Assessment Report on <strong>Disaster</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> Reduction<br />

Gross Domestic Product<br />

Human Development Index<br />

HFA Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015:<br />

Building the Resilience <strong>of</strong> N<strong>at</strong>ions and Communities<br />

IDB<br />

IPPC<br />

ISDR<br />

LAC<br />

MDG<br />

NGO<br />

PAR<br />

PREDECAN<br />

OFDA<br />

UNDP<br />

UNEP<br />

UNESCO<br />

UNISDR<br />

USAID<br />

WHO<br />

WMO<br />

Inter-American Development Bank<br />

Intergovernmental Panel on Clim<strong>at</strong>e Change<br />

Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Str<strong>at</strong>egy for <strong>Disaster</strong> Reduction<br />

L<strong>at</strong>in American and the Caribbean Region<br />

Millennium Development Goals<br />

Non-governmental organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Pressure and Release<br />

Andean Community <strong>Disaster</strong> Prevention Project<br />

Prevención de Desastres en la Comunidad Andina<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> US Foreign <strong>Disaster</strong> Assistance <strong>of</strong> USAID<br />

United N<strong>at</strong>ions Development Program<br />

United N<strong>at</strong>ions Environment Program<br />

United N<strong>at</strong>ions Educ<strong>at</strong>ional, Scientific and Cultural Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

United N<strong>at</strong>ions Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Str<strong>at</strong>egy for <strong>Disaster</strong> Reduction<br />

United St<strong>at</strong>es Agency for Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Development<br />

The World Metereological Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

World Meteorological Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

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<strong>Preventive</strong> <strong>Resettlement</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Popul<strong>at</strong>ions</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disaster</strong>: Experiences from L<strong>at</strong>in America

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