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A small business undergoing demolition on Las Terrenas beach.

Municipal Hurricane Resilience in the Dominican Republic

May 16, 2019
Molly Hellmuth
Joanne Potter
Blog Post
In 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria were forecast to hit the Dominican Republic. ClimaPlan, a USAID project working with the Dominican municipality of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, disaster, resilience, urban, vulnerability assessment
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Map of Peru's Madre de Dios region, September 2018.

Tracking Peruvian Forest Loss from Space

May 14, 2019
SERVIR Global
Blog Post
Considered a hotspot for biodiversity , the Madre de Dios region of southeastern Peru is an exceptionally fertile landscape. Standing at the edge of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean