International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)

Contents

Editorial
	BUILDING A DISASTER PREVENTION CULTURE


Global ISDR
	First Meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction
	Guidelines for National Platforms for Disaster Reduction
	Disaster prevention and the challenges of globalization



Contributions
	A Colombian Testimonial: In San Cayetano, Hope Springs Anew
	Community early warning systems: A strategy for the local management of disaster reduction in Central America


Disaster in the Region
	The United Nations 2000 Disaster Reduction Campaign Disaster Reduction, Education And Youth
	Activities Organised by the ISDR Secretariat
	Local Activities and Events
	FIRE MANAGEMENT IN COSTA RICA: A NOVEL EXPERIENCE

In the Spotlight
	HemisphericEDUPLAN: A Pan-American Strategy for Reducing the Vulnerability of the Education Sector to Disasters
	The Roles of Technical Secretariats for the EDUPLANhemisférico
	Second Hemispheric Conference On Disaster Reduction In The Education Sector Caracas, Venezuela, 2-4 October 2000

The Role of the University
		United Nations Sponsor Creation Of Research Center For Disaster Management At The Del Valle University In Guatemala
		Cuba: Natural Disasters And The Construction Industry—A Matter Of Defense Preparedness
		Colombia: Integrated Risk Management: A Holistic Vision of Disaster Prevention and Response
		Venezuela: Emergency And Disaster Preparedness: An Experience In Training Undergraduate Medical Students
		U.S.: Academic exchange with Latin America - one way of doing it
		Central American Program for Human Resource Development in Seismology
		Patagonia, Argentina: Regional Disaster Seminars
		Center for Scientific Support in Disaster Situations (CENACID) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
		Contact information on other universities in the region that offer courses or graduate and postgraduate degrees in risk management

Disaster in the Region
	THE EXPERT AS EVACUEE: AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE VENEZUELAN FLOODS OF ’99
	The impact of the 1997-1998 El Niño on the Andean Community of Nations
	Remembering The Worst Earthquake In Latin America: The Day The Apus Turned Their Backs On Peru
	Relying on the Mass Media to Issue Early Warnings of Tropical Cyclones: Experiences of the National Forecasting Center of Cuba
	Forecast for the 2000 Hurricane Season

Partners in Action
	Central American Community Network for Risk Management Towards true community empowerment and involvement in risk management
	The Inter-American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction (IACNDR)
	Facing the Challenge of Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: An IDB Action Plan
	Summary Facing the Challenge of Natural Disasters: An IDB Action Plan
	Ibero-American Association for Civil Defense and Protection: A Balance of the First Four Years
	Medellín’s Municipal Disaster Prevention and Response System (SIMPAD) and the Community Network for Disaster Prevention and Response
	Unesco Program Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction CBNDR
	Central American Coordination Center for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC)
	Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program (PED-PAHO/WHO) to offer course for managers on health, disasters, and development
	Forewarned, Forearmed, Forever Caribbean Disaster Readiness Manual
	Legislation



Multimedia
	News from CRID – the Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean
		The Controlled Disasters Vocabulary (cvd) Initiative
		CRID Supports Disaster Information Management
		The NEW CRID Web Site – MORE FUNCTIONAL, MORE USER-FRIENDLY
	Launching of ISDR website
	New Training Material On Disaster Mitigation from PAHO/WHO
	Seismic Risk: Program for Schools, Didactic Guide for Teachers Civil Defense Spain, General Directorate for Civil Protection
	Disaster Prevention: Living in Harmony with Nature
	Microzoning of Risks and Resources: Validity of methodological support Community Participation in Local Safety Management — Experience of the National Emergency Office of the Interior Ministry of Chile, ONEMI
	“Education and Disaster Prevention”
	From Disasters to Sustainable Human Development in Central America

Calendar

ISDR Informs – a Magazine for Latin America and the Caribbean,
is produced by the Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, part
of the UN Inter Agency Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in Geneva.

The information and opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily
reflect the policies of the ISDR Secretariat.

Credits:
Editor: Helena Molin Valdés
General Production: Margarita Villalobos M.
Graphic Design: Mario Barrantes
Translation: Hermann Steffen
Photographs: Pedro Basabe (cover photo), H. Molin, M. Villalobos,
Jaime Valdés A., Juan Carlos Villagran, OPS/OMS, SUMA, Claudio Osorio.
Printed by: Impresora Comercial La Nación, Costa Rica

The publication of this issue of ISDR Informs was made possible thanks
to the support of the Swedish Agency for International Development (SIDA)

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