The CRGR presented research «Reflections to 20 years of the impact of Hurricane Mitch in Central America»

The Regional Agreement for Risk Management presents and delivers research «Reflections to 20 years of the impact of Hurricane Mitch in Central America: progress, setbacks, challenges in Risk Management» to Salvadoran government entities, cooperation agencies, society organizations civil and the academy.

Within the framework of the commemoration of the fulfillment of 20 years after Mitch, the CRGR carried out an investigation at the level of the Central American region in order to gather a set of information and reflections based on good practices and extracts from different contributions: testimonies of advances, achievements and challenges of risk management from the civil society from the year 2011 to the present.

Because Hurricane Mitch is a Central American milestone in the organization at all levels and in the knowledge of risk management, for the CRGR it is very important to have a compilation of the advances with a practical approach-theory in the subject, that is made available to the population and interested entities.

For the CRGR, the historical rescue of the role played by civil society, especially women in the advancement of Central American resilience, is important, which gives guidelines for public recognition, for championing struggles such as the enactment of laws and legal regulations on management of risk and civil protection.

This research was carried out by Enrique García Hidalgo and Sebastián Serrano, experts in issues of preparedness, responses to humanitarian crises, prevention and in the subjects of adaptation to climate change and resilience, consultants from Crescendo International, a consulting firm based in Boston, MA, and related to the humanitarian sector, both with traditional actors and with networks in countries chronically affected by disasters.

The thematic axes treated in this research are government investment for the reduction of vulnerabilities, achievements or advances based on the Hyogo and Kyoto Framework for Action, the impact of civil society on public policies and good practices promoted by civil society.

Likewise, for the compilation of the information, personalized interviews were developed with representatives of the National Risk Management Board who work from the front line, with the active participation of women, especially the communities in leadership, organization, protection and work. humanitarian. At the same time, focus groups were developed with civil society organizations that are part of the CRGR membership.

During the delivery, contributions and comments came from the guests at the event, which will further enrich this investigation, since they will be incorporated into the final document and later will be disseminated on our official sites.