Executive Summary
In Latin America, disasters are five times more likely to occur than they were 40 years ago. Millions are affected. Research shows a healthy environment can reduce disaster impacts. Unfortunately, marginalized communities often live in areas where nature has been lost.
WWF, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, and CARE will work with vulnerable communities in Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras to reduce their risk to extreme events, which drive displacement and instability.
We will restore wetlands to absorb floods, forests to reduce landslides and drought impacts, and mangroves to buffer storm surges. We will train local disaster managers and volunteers using the WWF-Red Cross Green Recovery and Training Toolkit, the industry standard for environmentally responsible disaster management. We will advocate greener disaster management policies and secure financing to replicate these efforts. More than 10 million people will benefit from enhanced resilience that, if disaster strikes, will reduce loss and damages, and maintain well-being.
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Accomplishments
The partnership's largest success has been the launch of fully virtual Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management training for participants from around the world. The WWF team provided training for members of the Alliance for Water Security in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The Alliance promotes collaboration between companies, government, civil society, communities, and others for integrated watershed management and for the conservation of the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that provide water to the city of San Pedro Sula. The geographical focus of the Alliance is the Merendón watershed, which provides 80 percent of the water consumed in San Pedro Sula. WWF also provided training to participants from India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Participants were affiliated with multiple sectors including government, non-governmental organizations, community groups, and academic institutions.
