Red Interamericana de Mitigación de Desastres (RIMD)
Réseau Interaméricain d'atténuation des désastres (RIAD)
Inter-American Network for Disaster Mitigation (INDM)
Rede Interamericana de Mitigacao de Desastres (RIMD)
Meeting of National Operational Focal Points
1st Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
of the Americas
Panama City, Panama
March 16, 2009
About the Network
Background
Dec 3-5, 2006: Santa Cruz +10, First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-level
Authorities of Sustainable Development;
Jun 5, 2007: XXXVII (AG/Res. 2314), OAS Member States resolved to “recognize the
Inter-American Network for Disaster Mitigation (INDM) as the permanent hemispheric
mechanism for strengthening practical cooperation among intergovernmental agencies in
the area of disaster reduction, especially by sharing technical information and best
practices”.
Mission
To establish a Hemispheric Platform for practical cooperation among governmental and
inter-governmental agencies in the area of disaster mitigation.
The Network seeks to advance the exchange of lessons learned and good practices, the
establishment of a pool of experts and a network of decision and policy-makers, capable to
support the formulation of public policy and plans for the reduction of disasters.
An Institutional Network to advance practical cooperation ...
Not a social Network .
Who are its members?
Inter-Governmental
Segment
NGO
Segment
University
National
Operational
Focal Points
International
(NOFP)
Cooperation
Segment
IFI
Segment
Segement
Private Sector
Segment
WHO CAN BECOME A MEMBER?
Any organization
that advocates, supports and/or actively participates in Natural Disaster Risk Management.
The Organizations interested in becoming members will need to send a letter with a brief background to the
Technical Secretariat, c/o GS/OAS.
Its governance
Management Board
From the InterAmerican Committe
for Natural Disaster
Reduction (IACNDR)
OAS/DSD
NOFP
IDB
PAHO
PADF
Co-Chairs:
• OAS/DSD Rsik-MACC Chief
• NOFP Jamaica
Advisory
Council
Experts from:
Multi-lateral donors;
Cooperation Agencies;
Universities; and
Independent experts
Technical Secretariat
OAS/DSD Rsik-MACC
Resources:
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URLs for data sources: publications, white papers, programs, projects and events;
Multi-media: Case studies, lessons learned and ‘good’ practices;
Pool of Experts: scientists, policy-makers, etc.
Calendar of Events: relevant national, regional, hemispheric and global events
Products and services
What’s ahead?
1 An online Dynamic Institutional Mapping Tool (DIMT): An online relational
database with multiple functions and tools for networking among organizations,
individuals –experts and policy-makers, and for surfing multiple information sources.
Calendar of Events.
2 An online Virtual Discussion Forum Platform for the exchange and sharing of
practical experiences and lessons learned, which through expert judgment and
criteria provide the bases for the identification and replication of “good” practices.
i.e. Flood EWS, CQA, Public-private partnerships, School Retrofiting, etc.
3 Face-to-face Thematic Encounters for promoting exchanges and sharing of
practical as well as policy experience and the identification of South-South
Cooperation Initiatives (SSCI). This activity feeds into the Virtual Forum and vice
versa, as Virtual Forums may result in the identification of specific cooperation
initiatives.
i.e. Second Hemispheric Encounter on “Cost-Benefit Analysis: Making a case to
invest on Vulnerability Reduction in the Americas”
4 South-South Cooperation Initiatives drawn from face-to-face Thematic Encounters
and Virtual Discussion Forums.
Expert support for the formulation of project proposals, and mutual cooperation
5 Training and capacity building within specific areas, partnering with Centers of
Excellence in High-tech Applications related to Disaster Mitigation. Also partnering
with Leading Institutions (involved in Policy Formulation), Universities and Research
Institutions specializing in Risk Management Policy.
i.e. Workshop on Applying Remote Sensing Technology for Flood Risk Management,
National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE) of Argentina
Red Interamericana de Mitigación de Desastres (RIMD)
Réseau Interaméricain d'atténuation des désastres (RIAD)
Inter-American Network for Disaster Mitigation (INDM)
Rede Interamericana de Mitigacao de Desastres (RIMD)
Meeting of National Operational Focal Points
1st Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
of the Americas
Panama City, Panama
March 16, 2009