Regional Mechanisms for 
Disaster Coordination 
CEPREDENAC CEPREDENAC
Support to Regional Initiatives 
  SE-CEPREDENAC carries out the PRRD Basic 
Plan, through projects in the 6 areas of the 
Strategic Framework 
(Institutional strengthening; Information and Investigation; Early 
Warning Systems and Specific Plans; Sector Strategies; Strengthening 
of Local Capacities in Risk Management; Mutual Assistance in Disaster 
Situations) 
    Within the Strategic Framework and Within the Strategic Framework and 
Quinquennium Activities Quinquennium Activities
Necessary Mechanisms 
  Support mutual assistance between 
countries of the Region 
  Share equipment, resources, knowledge to 
respond to disasters: 
 International Cooperation Agreements 
(Chancery): Manual of Ministries of Foreign 
Affairs 
  ¨Technical¨support by disaster managers in 
the various countries (emergency offices): 
Technical Manuals
Manuals of the Ministries of 
Foreing Affairs 
  Support from CEPREDENAC to all Foreign 
Affairs Offices 
  Development of a Regional Foreign Ministry 
Manual (define Chancery actions as both 
being an assisting or assisted country) 
  Updating or concluding of National Manuals 
  Discuss the concept of an Assisted or 
Assisting Country
Mutual Assitance Mechanism in 
Desaster Management 
  Requested by the 
Security Commission 
  Includes the General 
Framework 
  Introduction of the 
concepts of “Assisted 
and Assisting Country” 
Coordinated 
Cooperation 
Mechanisms 
for Disaster 
Response 
Regional Regional 
Mechanism for Mechanism for 
Mutual Mutual Assistance Assistance 
in in Disaster Disaster 
Management Management 
Foreing Affairs Foreing Affairs 
Manual Manual
General Consistency 
Strategic 
Framework Coordination 
Cooperation 
Mechanism for 
Disaster 
Response 
Disaster Disaster 
Reduciton Reduciton 
Regional Plan Regional Plan 
Regional Regional 
Mechanism for Mechanism for 
Mutual Mutual Assistance Assistance 
in in Disaster Disaster 
Management Management 
Foreing Affairs Foreing Affairs 
Regional Manual Regional Manual
Mutual Assistance Mechanisms in 
Disaster Management 
  Prepared by the CEPREDENAC National 
Commission 
  Represents the first Regional Disaster 
Cooperation Tool 
  Includes sharing resources among 
countries
Coordinated Cooperation Mechanism in 
Desaster Response 
  Defines protocols 2 (assistance from the 
member countries) and 3 (assistance from 
the member countries and international 
support) 
  Defines the operative procedures for regional 
coordination (notifications; alerts) 
  Defines the Scenarios and protocol activation 
Conditions 
  Describes strengthening points
Activation Protocols: No.2 
1. Disaster assessment indicates the need to complement 
domestic Humanitarian Assistance Resources, through the 
cooperation of member countries, for which: 
a. The Disaster Regional Procedures Manual of the Ministries 
of Foreign Affairs is activated. 
b. The information and coordination mechanisms between 
HACC and the EOC are activated. 
c. Member countries confirm availability. 
d. Disaster stricken country reports on the reception focal 
point and operational details for the approach, deployment 
and operation of HAR. 
e. Assisting country mobilizes, concentrates and sends HAR
Activation Protocols: No. 3 
  2. Assessment shows that losses and damages are of a national-regional 
and Central American magnitude, importance and reach. 
  3. It is necessary to enhance Humanitarian Assistance capacity, by 
means of an international appeal. 
  4. The HACC is activated and enhanced 
  5. The Foreign Affairs Manual is fully activated. 
  6. International Humanitarian Workers confirm their HA availability and 
request pertinent permits toTransit Countries. 
  7. International Humanitarian Workers report the time needed to deliver HA 
to the HACC of the affected country. 
  8. The HACC of the Affected Country indicates the reception focal point 
and the operational details of the approach, deployment and 
operation. 
  9. The HACC undertakes the necessary steps to manage arriving HAR and 
organizes, HA management in a transparent and participative manner. Steps Toward Regional 
Coordination 
1. Notification to countries (notification before warning); 
2. Warning to countries (notification and alert before protocol 2 and 3 
activation) 
3. Sending and reception of HA complementary cooperation request. 
4. HAR mobilization and concentration 
5. Humanitarian Assistance Operations 
6. Transition: from emergency management to disaster reduction 
Surveillance and Forecast: a regional continuous and cross coordination 
activity;
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</in> <or> Presentado en: II Seminario Regional Centroamericano sobre Preparación de Desastres.
</or> <au> Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC).
</au> <ti> Regional mechanisms for disaster coordination.
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