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Latin America and the Caribbean Articles and Newsletters

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Monthly Newsletter

 
 
Community Disaster Response Team members transport relief items in St. Lucia after Hurricane Tomas in late 2010. USAID/OFDA funded the Red Cross program that trained the response team, and recently provided new funding for a similar DRR project in the Caribbean.

December 2011
Top Story: USAID/OFDA Funds DRR Projects.
Plus: USAID/OFDA, El Salvador Sign USAR Technical Agreement; USAID/OFDA Supports Youth at CDM Meeting, Sponsors Central American DRR Consultation; New Staff Members Join Regional Team. (121kb PDF)

 
Participants in the Haiti Study Tour discuss the neighborhood approach during a visit to review infrastructure rehabilitation projects in the Ravine Pintade neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.

November 2011
Top Story: Haiti Study Tour Promotes Urban Disaster Risk Reduction.
Plus: RDAP Certifies 23 Trainers of Trainers in Haiti; Wind Laboratory Experts Visit Haiti to Test Shelters; USAID/OFDA Supports USAR Training; Activities Coming Up. (218kb PDF)

 
Top photo: Flood-affected families in San Vicente Department, El Salvador, receive USAID/OFDA kitchen and hygiene supplies. Below left: Affected individuals in Choluteca Department, Honduras, receive USAID/OFDA-funded emergency supplies. Below right: Floodwaters recede from a house in Marcovia Department, Honduras

October 2011
Top Story: Providing Assistance to Central America amid Rain and Floods.
Plus: USAID/OFDA Helps to Create Safer Pre-schools in Chile; Region’s Education Officials Sign “Panama Declaration”; Activities Coming Up. (186kb PDF)






Previous Newsletters

September (123kb PDF)
August (183kb PDF)
July (188kb PDF)
June (205kb PDF)
May (158kb PDF)
April (128kb PDF)
March 2011 (198kb PDF)
February 2011 (207kb PDF)
January 2011 (151kb PDF)
December 2010 (225kb PDF)
November 2010 (207kb PDF)
October 2010 (145kb PDF)
September 2010 (206kb PDF)
August 2010 (229kb PDF)
July 2010 (212kb PDF)
June 2010 (152kb PDF)
May 2010 (167kb PDF)
April 2010 (152kb PDF)
March 2010 (207kb PDF)
February 2010 (198kb PDF)
January 2010 (154kb PDF)
December 2009 (140kb PDF)
November 2009 (164kb PDF)
October 2009 (115kb PDF)
September 2009 (192kb PDF)
August 2009 (211kb PDF)
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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