IGNITE Stage

Title: Disaster preparedness make the difference ! Evidences captured in the Caribbean
Day and time: (21) Jueves - Thursday - 21 - 11:40 - 12:00
Presenter: Karina De León
Organization: DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Eje Temático:
Thematic Area:
Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response...
Description: • Investing in Disaster Preparedness (DP) provide opportunities to build communities resilience; however should be linked with early action!
• ECHO is clearly committed to support DP and start in 1994 and contributions have been tailored to the context;
• When funds are limited all is about priorities. Some recommendation from the sub region to optimize DP donor support in the Caribbean will be reported ( extracted from the june 18-19 ECHO DP workshop)
• After more than 23 years investing in DP in LAC, today we need to better capture evidences and to better communicate on how DP makes the difference. Some ilusrations from the Caribbean will be presented by local, municipal, national actor.
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