Title: CEPREDENAC Coordination Centre for Natural Disasters Prevention in Central America
1CEPREDENACCoordination Centre for Natural
Disasters Prevention in Central America
- CEPREDENACS AOR TOWARDS
- DISASTER REDUCTION
- Interoperable Regional Humanitarian Assistance
and - Natural Disaster Seminar
- June 16 20 2003
- Geronimo J. Giusto-Robelo
- Executive Secretary
2Council of Representatives
Belice
Dominican Republic
3Milestones
Armed Conflict
4Cepredenacs Log
5CEPREDENACNational Agencies -- Commissions
- SINAPRED
- CNE
- COPECO
- SINAPROC
- MIREX
- COEN
- SNET
- CONRED
6CEPREDENAC National Agencies -- Commissions
- National System for the Prevention, Mitigation
and Disaster Attention - (SINAPRED)
- http//www.sosnicaragua.gob.ni
- Emergency National Committee of Costa Rica
- (CNE)
- http//www.cne.go.cr
- Permanent Commission for Contingency
- (COPECO) Honduras
- http//www.copeco.hn
- National System for the Civil Protection of
Panama - (SINAPROC)
- http//www.c-com.net.pa/snpce
Foreign Relations Ministry, Rep. of El Salvador
http//www.rree.gob.sv National Emergency
Committee of El Salvador (COEN) El
Salvador http//www.coen.gob.sv National Service
of Territorial Studies SNET - http//www.snet.gob.
sv National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction
of Guatemala (CONRED) Guatemala http//www.conred.
org
7CEPREDENACS OBJECTIVES
- Art. 3 Constitutive Agreement of CEPREDENACs,
establish the followings objectives - Promote and coordinate international cooperation
- Promote the exchange of information and
experience among member states and other regions, - technical advisory regarding prevention in order
to reduce natural disasters, and - improve decision making process for planning and
management in the Central American region.
8CEPREDENACS RESPONSABLITIES
- Article 4 establishes the following
responsibilities - Among Member States, CEPREDENAC will keep a
constant ongoing exchange of information,
technical support, training, advisory in
prevention and preparation in order to reduce
natural disasters. throughout activities such as
courses, seminars, specialization programs,
scholarships, professional interchange,
instruments donations, observation stations,
etc., and equitably channel and or distribute
financial and technical support according to each
country needs.
9FUNCTIONS
- Constantly exchange of information , technical
assistance, training and advice of prevention and
mitigation - equitably channel and or distribute financial and
technical support according to each country
needs.
10REGULAR PROGRAM
- Program addressed to accomplish the mandate of
the Members States - Actions toward to
- Promote Prevention.
- Coordination of common activities in this area.
- Know-how exchange between the countries.
- Merge actions that need integrative approach.
11Mandates
Coordination
Exchange
Integration
Promotion
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14Support Regional Initiatives
- Within the Strategic Framework and the
Quinquennium Activities
- SE-CEPREDENAC carries out the PRRD, through out a
series of projects that focus 5 main areas of the
Strategic Framework, such as
- Institutional strengthening
- Information and Investigation Early Warning
Systems.
- Sector Approach Strategies
- Strengthening Local Capacities in Risk
Management - Mutual Assistance in Disaster Situations
15Necessary Mechanisms
- Support mutual assistance between countries of
the Region - Share equipment, resources, knowledge to respond
to disasters - International Cooperation Agreements (Chancery)
Manual of Ministries of Foreign Affairs all
Central American Countries - Technical support of Natural Disaster Managers
in various countries (emergency offices)
Technical Handbooks (Manuals)
16Mechanism of Mutual Cooperation on Disasters
- Defines protocols of assistance
- Between the members
- Between the members and the international
cooperation - Defines procedures for regional coordination
(notifications, alerts) - Defines Scenarios and protocol activation
Conditions - Describes strengthening points
17Manuals of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs
- CEPREDENAC works with all Foreign Affairs Offices
- Developed a Regional Foreign Ministry Manual
(defines Chancery actions as both being an
assisting or assisted country) - Updating or concluding of National Manuals
- Concept of an Assisted or Assisting Country
18Regional Mutual Aid Mechanisms in Response to
Disasters
- Prepared by CEPREDENACs National Commissions
- Represents the first Regional Disaster
Cooperation Tool - Includes sharing resources among countries
19Mutual Aid Assistance Mechanism in Disaster
Coordinated Cooperation Mechanisms for Disaster
Response
- Requested by the Security Commission
- Includes the General Framework
- Introduction of the concepts of Assisted and
Assisting Country
Regional Mechanism for Mutual Assistance in
Disaster Management
Foreign Affairs Manual
20General Consistency
Coordination Cooperation Mechanism for Disaster
Response
Regional Mechanism for Mutual Assistance in
Disaster
Disaster Reduction Regional Plan
Foreign Affairs Regional Manual
21Civil Military Coordination
- The Superior Council of the Central American
Armed Forces Conference CFAC. Integrated by
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
Costa Rica Panama has civilian observers. - CFAC III Ordinary Meeting, Act No. 005/99, the
Humanitarian and Rescue Unit, UHR was created and
on officially presented on May 24, 2000.
22Working with International Cooperation
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24More about CEPREDENAC.
www.cepredenac.org