Latin America and the Caribbean - Disaster Preparedness
and Mitigation Programs
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Regional Team: LAC
Disaster Declared: Multiple
Brief Description: The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, and drought. At times, El Niño Southern Oscillation meteorological events and poor land use management exacerbate the effects of some of these hazards. In addition, disasters triggered by environmental or technological incidents pose a potential threat. Some LAC countries are also vulnerable to civil unrest and associated humanitarian consequences. Recognizing these vulnerabilities, OFDA supports disaster preparedness and mitigation programs aimed at reducing the loss of human life and lessening the economic impacts of disasters. OFDA promotes local and national self-sufficiency in disaster preparedness and management and builds upon the capacity of established national and regional disaster management institutions, many of which have the ability to meet most emergency needs after an event. OFDA supports the development of risk management in LAC through a number of programs, and in FY 2006, provided more than $7.1 million for ongoing disaster preparedness and mitigation projects.
FY2006
- 09-30-2006 Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Fact Sheet #1 (114kb PDF)
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