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“Pounds of Prevention” is a series of short articles that illustrate how disaster risk reduction works and why it is important. This case study on Guatemala, takes a behind-the-scenes look at aid...
A shelter case study on shelter construction in Guatemala after the 1976 earthquake.
A shelter case study on materials distribution and training after the Guatemala earthquake 1976.
Between 22 October and 1 November 1998, Hurricane Mitch, a 180-mph Category 5 storm, the worst to hit the Gulf of Mexico in 200 years, swept through a number of Central American countries...
Between 22 October and 1 November 1998, Hurricane Mitch, a 180-mph Category 5 storm, theworst to hit the Gulf of Mexico in 200 years, swept through a number of Central Americancountriesdevastating...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on adobe construction with sawn timber roof framing and corrugated iron sheeting. This very small building doubles as a...
This Compendium is a pioneering collection of case studies describing area-based approaches to urban challenges (2010-2019). The case studies were sourced from multiple agencies, collected by the...
This case study focuses on the context of Guatemala City, in particular its informal settlements. It explores how a disaster risk reduction (DRR) project, Barrio Mio, is working in this complex...
What does resilience mean to vulnerable communities? This question is crucial when designing initiatives to promote disaster risk reduction and resilience. Catholic Relief Services interviewed...
This project was designed to build recovery capacity for poor families who were severely affected by the coffee leaf rust disease on their farms through the development of production systems that...