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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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Official Launch of the Latin American and caribbean Network of Women for DRR
Updates

Women from Latin America and the Caribbean launch network for disaster risk reduction

Through the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Women for Disaster Risk Reduction, women and girls will come together to share experiences, ideas and innovative and transformative solutions to the challenges posed by disaster risk.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) launches an updated version of its online course on "Making Cities Resilient – MCR2030"

Municipal officials working in urban development and planning, environmental management, civil defense, health, social affairs, among others, now have another way to discover and master the tools of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Federal University of Juiz de Fora ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - South America Secretariat
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You can now vote for the 'Voices of the Community' video contest!

Todavía puedes presentarte al concurso de vídeos cortos de MCR2030 "Voces de la Comunidad - Preparándose para un futuro resiliente", ¡El plazo se ha ampliado hasta el 15 de octubre!
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
This calls on countries to target risk-informed development and resilience by adopting and implementing national and local strategies that include comprehensive goals, indicators and timeframes.
Features

Climate, COVID-19 spur Caribbean to ramp up risk reduction planning

Despite logistical hurdles thrown up by the pandemic, the all-encompassing disaster risk reduction strategies countries are steadily putting in place are already helping build resilience and score gains against international targets.
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MCR2030 Team Delivers In-Person Capacity Building in the State of Sao Paulo

On September 9th, MCR2030 had its FIRST INPPERSON CAPACITY BUILDING in the Americas and the Caribbean! Under the guidance of MCR2030 Technical Advisor, Clément Da Cruz, and with the collaboration of the State of São Paulo Civil Defense, municipal officials from 14 cities in the state acquired practical knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction, building urban resilience and using MCR2030's tool for self-assessment of resilience capacities for local governments - the Scorecard.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Coordenadoria Estadual de Defesa Civil, Governo do Estado de São Paulo
Youth Forum on October 26
Updates

Government of Jamaica hosts regional youth forum on disaster risk reduction

The forum is a preparatory event for the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean from November 1 to 4 and was introduced by the Government of Jamaica as the host of the platform.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Jamaica - government Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Low visibility due to ash fall over the island during eruption of La Soufriere volcano.
Features

On message: St Vincent eruption puts early warning to the test

Menaced by increasingly ferocious and costly hurricanes, alongside eruptions, earthquakes and floods, Caribbean countries have made huge strides towards developing multi-hazard early warning systems (EWS).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Aerial view of La Datcha beach (Le Gosier plage) in Guadeloupe.
Features

Survival mode on as pandemic ramps up Caribbean debt

The Caribbean’s fragile economy is being battered by the pandemic that is keeping tourists from its tropical beaches and leaving heavily-indebted countries ill-prepared to cope with violent hurricanes and other emergencies, say experts.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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Features

Battered Caribbean businesses set hopes on resilient recovery

Trinidadian entrepreneur Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria has built her one-woman business on emergencies. Selling inflatable sandbags, flood barriers and mobile shelters, she provides the vital equipment and training her clients need to reduce their disaster risk
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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Features

UNDRR ROAMC: How disaster preparedness makes the difference when disaster hits

When COVID began to infiltrate the Caribbean, WFP helped Dominica implement systems to more efficiently collect and analyze the data needed to determine who was eligible for payments to help ride out the pandemic.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Publications

Documents and publications
Working papers

Analyzing logistic operations in rain and storm-related disaster: a case study of four cities in Sao Paulo, Brazil

The cities of São Luiz do Paraitinga, in 2010; Cubatão, in 2013; Itaóca, in 2014; and Jarinu in 2016, all located in the State of São Paulo, suffered disasters caused by heavy rains and storms resulting in human and economic losses, as well as leaving

Documents and publications
Working papers

Estimation of damages and losses for disasters in Bogotá D.C. (Colombia)

Bogotá, capital of Colombia, with 8.2 million inhabitants by 2018, has a system to report different types of emergencies (Information System for Risk Management and Climate Change — SIRE), collecting information since 2002. This work presents the

Documents and publications

Disaster risk reduction and public investment decisions: The Peruvian case

The objective of this technical note is to document the Peruvian experience with incorporating disaster risk management in public investment decision-making. This process is considered in the light of the overall advances achieved in the promotion of

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Reports

Private sector study: Preparedness for enhanced resilience after hurricanes Irma and Maria in Dominica and the British Virgin Islands

A new UNISDR study of the private sectors in Dominica and the British Virgin Islands finds that even though most businesses had disaster continuity plans, Maria and Irma revealed that they were unprepared for a level 5 hurricane. Businesses must recognize

Documents and publications

Progress on the Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient Action: Issue 2

The Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient Action is a joint initiative of UNISDR, UN-Habitat and the European Commission aiming to improve the understanding of, and capacity to, address disaster risks and build resilience at the local level, including

Documents and publications

Country document for disaster risk reduction: Haiti, 2016

The Country Document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) presents a 2016 analysis of the current status of DRR in Haiti and is written and published in French.
Country document for disaster risk reduction: Antigua and Barbuda, 2016
Documents and publications

Country document for disaster risk reduction: Antigua and Barbuda, 2016

The Country Document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) presents a 2016 analysis of the status of DRR in Antigua and Barbuda.
Documents and publications

Disaster Risk Reduction Country Document for Suriname

The updated Suriname Country Document on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) analyses the status of disaster risk reduction at the district and community levels, namely the two districts of Para and Commewijne, and pilots the Criteria to Identify Key Actions

Documents and publications
Reports

Wall of Wind - Testing materials in a hurricane simulator

The FIU 12-fan Wall of Wind (WOW) Research and Testing Facility was inaugurated on August 24, 2012, the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew’s devastating landfall in South Florida. The WOW facility is capable of controlled testing in flows that replicate

Documents and publications
Reports

Loss modeling to drive insurance premiums determination

Authorized by the State of Florida Legislature in 2000, the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model (FPHLM) provides the state with a fair, open, and transparent tool for reviewing insurance company rate requests. The intent was to ensure fair pricing for

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