Overview

 

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

 


 


Business resilience - English subtitles


 

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

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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Costa Rica avanza con pasos firmes en su conocimiento del riesgo sistémico
The application of GRAF is aimed at strengthening the capacity of countries to better access and apply risk-related data, integrating data about threats, vulnerability and exposure.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Recife Medellin Exchange
How do cities operate after being recognized as Resilience Hubs? As leaders, they exchange and diffuse their expertise to other cities, learn about best practices from others, and help to build resilience beyond borders..
Prefeitura do Município de Recife, Pernambuco Departamento Administrativo de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres - DAGRD Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
EWS
The development of Early Warning Systems has been identified by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement as a key pathway to prevent disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Workshop in Jamaica
The FORIN Methodology two-day workshop held on January 19 and 20 in Kingston, Jamaica, convened 28 participants from local and national governmental agencies. The workshop concluded with two formulated case studies agreed upon by all participating stakeholders. These case studies will be developed in the following years and presented at the next Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean.
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Red de Estudios Sociales en Prevención de Desastres en América United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Call community engagement
MCR2030's Local governments and collaborators are invited to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments' engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and urban resilience.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
RP21
2021 was a very important year for disaster risk reduction. Although the pandemic impacted more strongly a year earlier, last year was vital in the reflection of systemic risk and the importance of DRR.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
mcr2030 in rp21
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and action on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resilience-building in urban development; and on the other hand, the need to include local communities in building urban resilience. The winner videos of the 'Voices of the Community' contest were also presented in the session.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - South America Secretariat United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
AMC Resilience Hubs
Campinas, Medellin, and Mexico City became the first three cities in the Americas and the Caribbean region to be recognized as "Resilience Hubs" of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The announcement was made on December 21, 2021, closing the first year of the MCR2030 initiative's activities.  These cities became Resilience Hubs for their commitment as well as progressive policy and advocacy work to address disaster and climate risks. They will serve as Resilience Hubs for the next three years continue developing their disaster resilience while inspiring other cities to do the same.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Tsunami ready program
While tsunamis are not common in the Caribbean – the last major one hit 75 years ago – people are well aware of the impact of storm surges and quick to get on board with the “Tsunami Ready” program.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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Some 30 countries from the Americas and the Caribbean ended a key conference on disaster risk – which drew a record attendance – with a pledge to step up action to prevent and better manage disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Publications

DRR and Caribbean Private Sector
The aim of this exploratory paper is to provide some critical perspectives and insights on the role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction, in particular with regards to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery process.
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Resilience can be created anywhere - even at the kitchen table.


In the documentary “Tsunami Ladies”, producers Emiliano Rodríguez Nuesch and Víctor Orellana show how the women fed neighbors and helped revive their local economies after the tsunamis

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A brief report of the impact of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas & the Caribbean. 

Its All About Governance
Most of the planet changed its view this year about the meaning of disaster. Not only because of the health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but because as the emergency unfolded, other risks had to be addressed and managed as well.
COVID-19, Systemic Risk and Education Sector Resilience in the Caribbean Region
This brief intends to provide a snapshot of the regional Caribbean perspective during the COVID-19 crisis considering the challenges faced by the hurricane season, and assess how existing safe school tools can be useful for the current crisis.
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 emphasizes the need to establish public-private partnerships for disaster risk reduction to better address the socioeconomic impacts of disasters. The private sector can support disaster risk

Multiple-hazards and systemic risk_ Addressing climate-related

As the Global Risk Assessment Report (GAR2019) has highlighted, the nature and scale of risk have changed. In our increasingly complex inter-connected world risk has become systemic, challenging governance mechanisms of established risk management

Climate change has had serious consequences at global and local levels and has required more effective scientific studies and management measures for disaster risk reduction strategies. In this sense, public managers should consider strategies that

The state of Paraná in the south of Brazil has recorded a significant increase in the number of disasters over the years, as well as the other Brazilian states. Since 2012, with the implementation of the National Protection and Civil Defense Policy (PNPDC

The City of Santa Fe is the capital of the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The province is in the central area of the country, which is a plain area predominantly used for agricultural-livestock activity. Most of its limits are fluvial, located at the

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Activities engaged

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