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DISASTER
PREVENTION
AND RELIEF |
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The Andean countries have
accumulated experience
in intraCommunity disaster
prevention and relief
efforts in recent years.
As a result, several decisions
have been adopted on this
subject within the framework
of the Andean Integration
System, giving them a
record of development
in this area.
Today, action is being taken
on three fronts: the Andean
Committee for Disaster Prevention
and Relief (CAPRADE), the Andean
Strategy for Disaster Prevention
and Relief, and the Support
Project for Disaster Prevention
in the CAN (PREDECAN). |
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THE
DISASTER
SITUATION |
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The
Andean countries are among the
Latin American countries in
general that have experienced
a disproportionate number of
disasters in recent years, which
have taken a heavy social and
economic toll. Between 1900
and 1999, 1,309 natural disasters
--or 19% of the world's disasters--
were recorded in Latin America
and the Caribbean, placing the
region second after Asia (44%)
in disaster occurrence.
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UE-CAN
SUPPORT
FOR DISASTER
PREVENTION
IN THE ANDEAN
COMMUNITY |
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The
project proposes to improve
risk management and disaster
prevention services by strengthening
national policies, institutions
and the coordination of activities
in these areas. It emerged as
a result of the Agreement signed
by the CAN General Secretariat
in association with the Andean
Committee for Disaster Prevention
and Relief (CAPRADE) and the
European Commission.
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