...Joel F. Audefroy Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential effects of climate change on the habitat and human settlements in Mexico, through an analysis of three regions that are vulnerable to hydrometeorological hazards such as droughts, floods and hurricanes. Design...

... – Although assessment is widely used in science, technology and business, it has rarely been applied systematically to emergency management and civil protection systems. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Mexico Assessment Civil protection Disaster response Emergency preparedness...

... The study surveyed 1,882 pet owners in urban areas in Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico to evaluate perceptions of pet owners with regard to their animals in emergencies. Findings Overall 74.5 percent (confidence interval 72.5‐76.5) said they would take their animals if evacuated. Only 16 percent (14.5...