Evaluation report of the training course on disaster assessment methodology
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been a pioneer in the field of disaster assessment and in the development and dissemination of the Disaster Assessment Methodology. The organization’s history in assessing disasters started in 1972 with the earthquake that struck Managua, Nicaragua. Since then, ECLAC has led more than 90 assessments of the social, environmental and economic effects and impacts of disasters in 28 countries in the region. The Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit provides expert assistance in disaster assessment and disaster risk reduction to Caribbean states and to all countries across Latin America. Considering that assessing the effects and impacts of disasters is critical to the Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Unit has started a new cycle of training courses. The training is designed for policymakers and professionals involved directly with disaster risk management and risk reduction. Additionally, and since the methodology is comprehensive in approach, it is also designed for sector specialists, providing a multisectoral overview of the situation after a disaster, as well as an economic estimate of the damages, losses and additional costs. In an attempt to strengthen disaster risk reduction through its financial instruments, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES for its acronym in Portuguese) of Brazil requested that ECLAC undertake a four-day training programme on the Disaster Assessment Methodology.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
2016-05-12
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| Subjects: | EVALUACION, PROGRAMAS DE CAPACITACION, DESARROLLO DE CAPACIDAD, PREPARACION PARA CASOS DE DESASTRES, METODOLOGIA, DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE, CONFERENCIAS, ACTAS DE SESIONES, DESASTRES NATURALES, EVALUATION, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, CAPACITY BUILDING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, METHODOLOGY, NATURAL DISASTERS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CONFERENCES, MEETING RECORDS, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11362/40254 |
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