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Latin America and the Caribbean Articles and Newsletters ( English * Espaņol )
 

Monthly Newsletter

 
The Caribbean Disaster Response Unit conducts an annual training in Antigua and Barbuda in April. Below, the Colombian Red Cross, Cundinamarca Chapter, conducts a field exercise as part of the process to obtain accreditation from INSARAG Americas as a light-level team.

October 2009
Top Story: USAID/OFDA Announces New Programs for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Plus: Regional Disaster Assistance Program Seeks Risk Reduction Opportunities; Activities Coming Up.
(115kb PDF)
 
The Caribbean Disaster Response Unit conducts an annual training in Antigua and Barbuda in April. Below, the Colombian Red Cross, Cundinamarca Chapter, conducts a field exercise as part of the process to obtain accreditation from INSARAG Americas as a light-level team.

September 2009
Top Story: Strengthening Urban Search and Rescue.
Plus: Caribbean Red Cross Program Transitions into Second Phase; Disaster Assistance Program Announces Changes in Coverage; Activities Coming Up. (192kb PDF)
 

The province of Cuzco, Peru, implemented the USAID/OFDA-promoted Incident Command System for the first time in June during the Inti Raymi Sun Festival.August 2009
Top Story: Latin American Countries Adopt the Incident Command System.
Plus: Disaster Assistance Program Staff Meet in Costa Rica; USAID/OFDA Provides Funds to Belize for Relief Supplies; Tsunami Warning Project Advances; Activities Coming Up. (211kb PDF)



Previous Newsletters:

July 2009 (115kb PDF)
June 2009 (126kb PDF)
May 2009 (137kb PDF)
April 2009 (140kb PDF)
March 2009 (153kb PDF)
February 2009 (135kb PDF)
January 2009 (148kb PDF)
December 2008 (140kb PDF)
November 2008 (185kb PDF)
October 2008 (128kb PDF)
September 2008 (99kb PDF)
August 2008 (134kb PDF)
July 2008 (121kb PDF)
June 2008 (111kb PDF)
May 2008 (145kb PDF)
April 2008 (148kb PDF)
 
 

Articles
 
Tim Callaghan, USAID/OFDA senior regional advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean (left) and Ariel Kestens, head of the Pan American Disaster Response Unit in Panama, review the emergency supplies.

North American Countries Collaborate with Disaster Preparedness Efforts
(July 2009)

The United States, Canada, and Mexico are assisting with disaster response preparedness efforts in the hemisphere through a tripartite agreement with the Pan American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). More...
 
Residents in the department of Santa Cruz worked to erect barriers to stop river overflows, as seen in this aerial shot.

Helping Families in Flood-Stricken Areas of Bolivia
(March 2008)

In response to severe flooding in Bolivia, a USAID/OFDA team traveled to the hardest hit departments to help evaluate damages, identify needs, distribute relief aid that had been pre-positioned in the country prior to the rainy season, and airlift in additional supplies. More...
 

Previous Articles:

January 2008:
Workshop Explores Correlation between Land Use and Risk Management
Strengthening the Caribbean Tsunami Early Warning System
USAID/OFDA Thanks Volunteer Firefighters in Peru for Their Assistance after Devastating Earthquake
Team Responds Quickly to Dominican Republic Flooding
Putting USAID/OFDA Training to the Test in Haiti
Helping Southern Mexico Respond to Massive Flooding

November 2007:
Universities in El Salvador Focus on Risk Management
New Course Aims to Improve Responses to Hazardous Materials Incidents

October 2007:
Bringing Relief Supplies to Nicaragua after Hurricane Felix
Helping Paraguay Extinguish a National Fire Emergency
Helping Peru Recover from a Devastating Earthquake
Helping Jamaica Prepare for Hurricane Dean

 

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