This Regional Law establishes the legal basis for the development of mountainous areas of the Republic of Dagestan, the preservation and rational use of their natural resources and cultural heritage.
The National Integrated Coastal Management Framework (NICMF) and Implementation Strategy for Vanuatu is a cross-sectoral strategy enacted in 2010 that seeks to give substance to the national vision for sustainable coastal environmental management by prescribing institutional arrangements needed for management of the coastal ecosystem, and identifies relevant stakeholders to support the process
The impacts of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis have been increasing steadily since the 1950’s, particularly for developing countries. According to a World Bank external evaluation report “natural disasters destroyed US$652 billion in property worldwide in the 1990s alone – an amount 15 times higher in real terms compared to the 1950s.
Throughout its history, Mozambique has had to deal with cyclones and floods, and when these are severe they have a devastating impact. Apart from the immediate threat to human life, such natural disasters seriously impede economic growth. There is no doubt that the Limpopo valley floods in 2000 were one of the worst flood disasters in Mozambique’s history.
Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world. Its 144,000 square kilometres are home to an estimated 150 million people. About 45 percent (2004) of them live below the national poverty line and around 36 percent are living on US$ 1 per day.
Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The right to allotment on condition of ownership of public and municipal land free of charge shall be granted to citizens that have lost their housing facilities as a result of natural or technological disaster”. Amends: Regional Law No. 809-OD “On allotment of public and municipal land to citizens free of charge”. (2009-06-23)
Backed by sound economic policies and until the global crisis, a buoyant global economy, many developing countries made significant movement toward achieving the 2015millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those for poverty reduction, gender parity in education, and reliable access to safe water.
El texto describe el impacto del terremoto de febrero de 2010 sobre la dinámica del mundo rural chileno, analizando el impacto económico por el daño a la infraestructura productiva, el impacto en la definición y orientación de las políticas agrarias y el impacto asociado a las transformaciones en los asentamientos humanos y las relaciones sociales subyacentes.
El texto describe el impacto del terremoto de febrero de 2010 sobre la dinámica del mundo rural chileno, analizando el impacto económico por el daño a la infraestructura productiva, el impacto en la definición y orientación de las políticas agrarias y el impacto asociado a las transformaciones en los asentamientos humanos y las relaciones sociales subyacentes.
Los authores del documento intentan reflexionar sobre la importancia de la ciudad intermedia en el Chile de hoy, las tensiones que vive en el contexto de treinta años de transformaciones neoliberales en el país, y los efectos del reciente terremoto del 27 de febrero.
*Miguel Ignacio Jerez Núñez
A guide targeted at humanitarians, land professionals and government officials. Includes understanding land issues after natural disasters, land and the initial response, land and key humanitarian sectors, land as a cross-cutting issue, operations timeline: who does what when?, monitoring and evaluation, conclusions and recommendations.