The communities in the municipality of Jonuta (Tabasco, Mexico), have been coached in how to use the Plecostomus as a food source. The money generated in wages and from sales of Plecostomus have increased family incomes and improved local subsistence practices.....

The residents of Sewu Village (Surakarta District, Indonesia) have built infiltration wells to reduce the risk of flooding. Infiltration wells enable water to seep into the ground and can be used, for instance, to tackle flooding in watersheds (Kusnaedi, 2007)...

The Flood Resilience Programme (FRP) has applied a ‘one river – one management’ approach in Indonesia. It addressed impacts in the downstream community of Ciliwung (Jakarta) and also their causes further upstream in Bogor. One of the main issues upstream, based on a detaile...

El documento presenta una visión conceptual de la resiliencia con énfasis en lo urbano, que permite mostrar experiencias, avances y está dirigido tomadores de decisión, técnicos e investigadores....

El presente documento detalla los pasos a tomar en cuenta para implementar tecnologías apropiadas para mejorar las rutas de evacuación en caso de emergencia, garantizando la participación de la población con el fin de asegurar su sostenibilidad. Además, presenta dos propuest...