ISDR Informs
a Magazine for Latin America and the Caribbean,
is produced by the Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean,
part of the UN Inter Agency Secretariat for the International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction in Geneva.
The information
and opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect
the policies of the ISDR Secretariat.
Credits:
Editor: Elina Palm
General Production: Margarita
Villalobos Mora
Graphic Design: Mario Barrantes
Cover Design: Mario Barrantes
Photographs:EIRD, A. Voets, C. Ardiñes, M. Rodríguez, J. Valdés,
H. Molin, PEDCOR/OPS, R. Valdivia, S. Alvarez, E. Mamani, J. Coila,
R. Valdivia, P. Basabe, OPS/OMS, O. Kjekstad, CRID.
Translation: Hermann Steffen,
Roberto Prado
Printed by MasterLitho
The publication
of ISDR Informs was made possible thanks to the support
of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA
), as part of the Swedish contribution to the ISDR Secretariat regional
work in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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