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The
objective of the DSD/OAS and its Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change Section (RISK-MACC)
is to support the priorities of the OAS Member States in adapting to and
managing the risk associated to natural hazards by providing them with
technical and policy recommendations related to Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change
with the purpose of mainstreaming Risk Management into
development policy and planning.
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Scope
and levels of intervention
The
DSD carries out its mandates and directives in natural disaster risk
reduction, through three very distinctive levels of intervention. The first
level is that of project execution for developing “good” practices
and addressing pressing issues in critical areas.
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Programmatic Approach
The
activities undertaken at the three levels of intervention are guided by the
following principles: (i) reducing vulnerability; (ii) preventing and
preparing for; (iii) creating conditions for timely and effective
humanitarian assistance.
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Mandates and
directives
Mandates and directives of RISK-MACC
emerge from the Summit of the Americas Process –declarations and initiatives
for action, and the General Assembly’s resolutions.
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Learning from past experience
The last two decades have produced some
powerful lessons. More lives and personal property will be saved, if even
modest investments are made in reducing vulnerabilities to natural hazards
and preventing natural disasters.
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Our
team
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Pablo González
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Natural Hazard Risk Reduction
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Coordinator for Central America (INDM co-Chair)
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Rosa Trejo,
Specialist,
Natural Hazard Risk Reduction
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Caribbean
Division
Publications
Annex
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April 14 to 16, 2010, Santa Marta, Colombia. Hemispheric Meeting on National Mechanism and Networks for Disaster Risk Reduction
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International
Experts and Authorities will meet in Panama to discuss Disaster Risk
Reduction and Development.
Press release
Experts
from inter-governmental organizations of the Inter-American and UN Systems
meet to discuss preparations for the 1st Session of the Hyogo Framework for
Action (HFA) Regional Platform of the Americas.
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The DSD
participated in the panel of the event “Migration and Disasters Situations”.
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 OAS-IFRC
Americas Forum on International Disaster Response, Laws, Rules and
Principles.
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Documents |
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Cooperation
Agreement between the OAS
and the UN/ISDR
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Natural
Disaster Reduction, Risk Management, and Assistance in Natural and
other Disaster Situations
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Report on the
Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action: Latin America and
the Caribbean:
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Law of
Disasters: Towards a Normative Framework in the Americas
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Report of the
Americas Forum on International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and
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Meetings |
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17, 2009. Panama. Panama. 1st Session of the
Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas
February
18-19, 2009. Managua, Nicaragua. I Regional Workshop for the
Validation of a Preliminary “online” Inventory of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) applied to Natural Disaster
Mitigation.
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Contact
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Pablo González, Chief, Natural Hazard Risk
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Rosa Trejo, Specialist, Natural Hazard Risk
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