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Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

 

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Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Our regional office provides support to actors throughout the region, including North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, fostering a culture of disaster prevention and building disaster resilient nations and communities.

VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23)

https://rp-americas.undrr.org/regionalplatform

 

Regional Assessment Report (RAR 2021)

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DRR and COVID -19 in the Americas and the Caribbean

DRR and COVID -19 in the Americas and the Caribbean
DRR and COVID -19 in the Americas and the Caribbean

 


 

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Latin American and Caribbean Network of Women for Disaster Risk Reduction

Red de América Latina y el Caribe de mujeres para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres

Upcoming Events

Caribbean regional workshop on integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation planning

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Disasters Are Not Natural - Art Exhibition

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Latest publications
Cities becoming more resilient in Americas and the Caribbean

These statistics show live data about municipalities in this region that have joined the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative. The villages, towns, and cities have made a commitment to move along the resilience roadmap to better protect their citizens. Dozens of cities in Brazil alone have joined, covering a large part of the country's population.

 

 

Contact us

UNDRR Americas and the Caribbean
Calle Luis Bonilla, 112
City of Knowledge
Clayton
Ancon
0843-03441
Panama City, Panama

Phone: +507 317 1120

Countries

Country Sendai Focal Point National Platform Country profile on PreventionWeb
Antigua and Barbuda National Office of Disaster Services Country profile
Argentina Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional .Secretaria de Protección Civil , Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Secretaria de Articulaci Country profile
Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (Bahamas) Country profile
Barbados Department of Emergency Management Country profile
Belize National Emergency Management Organization Country profile
Bolivia Viceministerio de Defensa Civil, Viceministerio de Defensa Civil Country profile
Brazil Secretaria Nacional de Defesa Civil, Ministério da Integração Nacional, Secretaria Nacional de Prote, Ministerio de Integración Nacional, Secretaria Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil (SEDEC) Country profile
Canada Public Safety Canada, Public Safety Canada Canada National Platform Country profile
Chile Oficina Nacional de Emergencia, Oficina Nacional de Emergencia Chile National Platform Country profile
Colombia Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres Country profile
Costa Rica Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias, Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias Country profile
Cuba Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil de Cuba Country profile
Dominica Office of Disaster Management Country profile
Dominican Republic Presidencia de la Rep, Defensa civil Dominican Republic National Platform Country profile
Ecuador Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos, Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias Country profile
El Salvador Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres, Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres Country profile
Grenada National Disaster Management Agency Country profile
Guatemala Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres, Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres Country profile
Guyana Civil Defense Commission Country profile
Haiti Direction de la Protection Civile (Haiti) Country profile
Honduras Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) Country profile
Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Country profile
Mexico Coordinacion Nacional de Proteccion Civil Country profile
Nicaragua Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres, Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres Nicaragua National Platform Country profile
Panama Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (Panama), Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (Panama) Country profile
Paraguay Ministro de la Secretar, Ministro de la Secretar Paraguay National Platform Country profile
Peru Secretaría de Gestión Pública de la Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros Peru National Platform Country profile
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Emergency Management Agency (Saint Kitts and Nevis), National Emergency Management Agency (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Country profile
Saint Lucia National Emergency Management Organisation, National Emergency Management Organisation Country profile
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Office (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Country profile
Suriname National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief Country profile
Trinidad and Tobago Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) Country profile
United States of America Department of the Interior Country profile
Uruguay Sistema Nacional de Emergencias, Sistema Nacional de Emergencias Country profile
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of Viceministerio de Gesti Country profile

News and events

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Juan Luis Quer Cumsille (left), Director of SeCRO, General Manager Chile and Raúl Salazar, from the UNISDR Regional Office for the Americas (Photo: ARISE Chile)
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Chile boost for business resilience

Businesses in Chile have come together to form the latest national chapter of UNISDR’s Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Delegates at the Mercocities Summit in Santa Fe, Argentina (Photo: Mercocities)
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Mercocities focus on building resilience

A network of hundreds of cities across South America has pledged to step up regional efforts to reduce disaster risk and boost sustainable development.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
(From left) Ms. Virginia Laino, Provincial Director of Risk Management and Emergencies, Dr. Mariano Goicochea y Garayar, Vice-President of the White Helmets Commission, Mr. Rodrigo Silvosa, Undersecretary of Hydraulics, and Mr. Néstor Gil Coner, Provincial Office for Sustainable Development (Photo: Government of Argentina)
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Buenos Aires joins resilient cities network

Argentina’s Buenos Aires province has joined UNISDR’s Making Cities Resilient campaign, marking an important step in efforts to protect its population of almost 17 million people from natural and human-induced hazards.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Ricardo Mena, Head of the UNISDR Regional Office for the Americas (left) and Andreas von Wedemeyer Knigge, President of the National Society of Industries of Peru, seal the ARISE-Peru agreement in Lima (Photo: SNI)
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Peru harnesses private sector for resilience

Peru is harnessing the power of business to reduce the impacts of natural and human-induced hazards, thanks to the creation of a national chapter of the UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
From left to right: Mr. Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction; Ms. Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines; Mr. Sam Franklyn Gibson, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone; Mr. Juan Pablo Bonilla, Manager for Sustainability and Climate Change, Inter-American Development Bank; Ms. Barbara Kreissler, Director B2G Professional Lighting, Philips Lighting; Ms. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation (Photo: UNISDR)
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Call for innovative resilience financing to support sustainable cities

A high level panel has called for innovative approaches to increase financing so that cities become resilient to natural and man-made hazards and other shocks.
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El Niño had a strong impact on Peru but the country was well-prepared. (Photo: El Comercio)
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#IDDR2016: Prepared Peru reduces El Niño mortality

The El Niño weather phenomenon was first named by fishermen in Peru where records going back 500 years have detailed its destructive impact especially along the northern coast where it often hits hardest.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
The expanded Panama Canal is reducing water use thanks to its new system of locks and basins, thereby lowering the risks posed by drought (Photo: Panama Canal Authority)
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Easing impact of drought on the Panama Canal

In the midst of one of the worst droughts to affect Central America in decades, the expanded Panama Canal is a model for how to adapt to climate change and reduce disaster risk.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Mr. Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (left), makes a point as Paraguay's Minister of the National Emergency Secretariat, Mr. Joaquin Roa Burgos, listens during the meeting in Asunción (Photo: National Emergency Secretariat)
Updates

Americas region steps up risk reduction drive

The Americas have reached a new level in their drive to curb disaster risk in one of the most hazard-exposed regions of the world, UNISDR’s head Mr. Robert Glasser has told ministerial talks hosted by Paraguay.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Mr. Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, addresses the Paraguay meeting (Photo: UNISDR)
Updates

Speech by Robert Glasser on implementing the Sendai Framework in the Americas

This meeting marks the beginning of a new phase in the region’s growing sophistication when it comes to strengthening disaster risk governance and ensuring that risk informed decision making becomes part of the daily life of government.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
A high-level meeting on implementation of the Sendai Framework opens tomorrow in Asunción, Paraguay,
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Americas meet on Sendai Framework

The Americas is the second most disaster prone region in the world after Asia. A high level meeting in Paraguay will discuss how to implement the Sendai Framework over the next two days.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Publications

Covid-19: a risk context magazine
Documents and publications
Newsletter

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean Magazine: COVID-19, a risk context

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the fragility of our global networks. A health crisis has shocked economies, policies, governance, trade, infrastructure. In short, it has changed today’s society and may well leave a significant mark on the shaping of

 VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23)

https://rp-americas.undrr.org/

 

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