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The 2013-2014 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean aims to establish greater collaboration and coordination between partners, allowing programming of common outcomes and the harmonization of practices. Furthermore, it focuses on improving communication and dissemination of DRR key contributions in the region, by capturing evidence of success on how DIP…
On Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30 the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient, My City is Getting Ready!", which brings together more than 200 cities in the Americas (San Francisco, USA , North Vancouver, Canada, and Mexico City among others) and more than 1300 in the world, will take place in Panama City, Panama. The campaign focuse…
Jamaica is susceptible to a number of natural hazards. Coupled with factors of vulnerability and exposure, the importance of reducing disaster risk is of paramount importance.  In this regard, the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'" seeks to address the needs of local governments in Jamaica…
In person
12 October 2011 - 14 October 2011
Panama City
During the Education in Emergencies international conference being held in Panama, a celebration will be held on October 13th from 14:30, to mark international DRR day. This ceremony is being organized by ISDR, UNICEF TACRO, IFRC and Plan International, with the participation of over 17 government delegations from LAC, regional INGO offices based in Pa…
La Dirección General de Ayuda Humanitariade la Comisión Europea (DG-ECHO), junto con el Centro de Coordinaciónpara la Prevención de los Desastres Naturalesen América Central (CEPREDENAC), la Estrategia Internacional de Reducciónde Desastres (EIRD) – y como anfitriones - la Secretaría Presidencial para Asuntos de Vulnerabilidad encoordinación con la Dir…
Online
23 October 2023 - 27 October 2023
Panama City
The Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) is an important event in the region that brings together national institutions, allies and partners with the objective of addressing regional climate change challenges and promoting sustainable development. UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean aims to actively participate in t…
In person
21 September 2023
New York City
Registration for this event has now closed.Time4:00pm - 5:30pm BackgroundEarly warnings and early action save lives and livelihoods. For example, warning of a coming storm or heatwave can significantly reduce damage and investing just $800 million on such systems in developing countries would avoid losses of $3-16 billion per year. Countries with l…
REGISTER HERE Time09:30 Panama LanguageSpanish with simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese, English, and International Sign Language.DescriptionThe MCR2030 Labs aim to exchange knowledge and experience on disaster resilience between cities in the Americas and the Caribbean. Their main objective is to address priority issues for the implem…
Register hereTime16:15-17:20 (GMT+2)AboutThe Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) has been providing assistance to the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region since 1994 in fulfilment of its humanitarian mandate to save and preserve lives, to reduce disaster risk conditions and contribute to build…
ReGISTer HERE  Time November 24 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) November 25 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) Recordings Day 1 Day 2 About The Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has been supporting the Latin American and Caribbean region since 1994 in fulfilment of its humanitarian mandate to pres…
Despite scarce resources, major strategies have been implemented individually in different countries to improve school preparedness, resilience, response and recovery.   To ensure political commitment at the regional and national level, the First Caribbean Ministerial Safe School Forum was organized in April 2017 in Antigua and Barbuda, during whic…
Disaster Risk Reduction Online Dialogue Series Online Dialogue 1 Urbanization and Disaster Risk in LAC  Date: Monday, September 20, 2021 (International Day of Peace) Duration: 90 mins.   Core Topics Urban growth, unsustainable development, and informality Infrastructure, services, and associated disasters in the region Socio-envi…
 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 (Panama time)The conclusion of COP28 marks a pivotal moment in global climate action, symbolizing the "beginning of the end" for the fossil fuel era. The upcoming webinar focuses on unravelling the implications of COP28, specifically examining its impact for the Americas and the Caribbean. We aim to shed light on key outcomes a…
On August 16 and 17, 2018 in Panamá city, Panamá; SE-CEPREDENAC and UNISDR will develop a two day regional consultation workshop oriented in revising the first document draft of the Regional Plan of Disaster Risk Reduction in Central America 2019-2023, as part of the Regional project: "Making resilient comunities in Central America through the implement…
In person
27 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
Background The Model Safe School Programme (MSSP) is designed to assist Participating States with implementing processes that result in safer and greener educational facilities. Its Toolkit comprises a policy that can be adopted by governments and Ministries of Education, tools for assessing the level of safety and greenness of schools, a template Emer…

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