SEMMINAR WORKSHOP 
“EXPERIENCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISASTER RISK 
PREVENTION AND MITIGATION, FROM NATIONAL TO REGIONAL 
LEVELS 
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA. 
NOVEMBER 14-15, 2001.
Project:Improvement of Technical 
Capacity to Mitigate Consequences of 
Future Events due to Weather Variations 
(El Niño). In the Agricultural Sector (IDBCRRH-
CEPREDENAC-CORECA)
General Objective: 
Carry out Country Studies (6) to make a 
proposal for an early warning system 
(EWS) to help the region in the reduction 
of recurrent risks, in the medium and 
long term, due to disasters associated to 
weather variations. (Mainly El Niño 
phenomenom in the agricultural sector).
Specific Objectives: 
1. Improve the technical capacity of 
national and local institutions responsible 
for disaster preparedness and mitigation, 
to reduce economic and social damages 
and losses suffered by the agricultural 
sector specially due to phenomena related 
to weather variarions (El Niño).
Specific Objectives: 
2. Integrate national institutions (SNMH, NEC 
and the Agricultural Sector) in a regional 
network to share: technical information, 
lessons and experinces learned on impacts 
caused by El Niño, including good practices to 
prevent, mitigate and /or adapt to the efects 
caused by this phenomenom.
Specific Objectives: 
3. Invest in preparedness measures to reduce 
risks, effects and impacts in the agricultural 
sector affected periodically by El Niño. 
throughout the region
Participating Countries: 
  Guatemala. 
 Honduras. 
 El Salvador. 
  Nicaragua. 
 Costa Rica. 
 Panama.
Participating Institutions by Country: 
Guatemala: 
  CONRED, INSIVUMEH, MAGA. 
Honduras: 
 COPECO, SMN, SERNA-DGRH, SAGDICTA. 
El Salvador: 
 MAG-DGEA, MARN-SHMN.
Participating Institutions by Country: 
Nicaragua: 
  CNC, INETER-DGM-DGH, MAG-FOR. 
Costa Rica: 
 CNE, IMN, ICE, SEPSA-MAG. 
Panama: 
 SINAPROC, ACP, MIDA, ETESA.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
 Written report of the case study of each 
country. 
 A EWS proposal. 
 Scenarios to identify potential impact 
areas as a result of El Niño in the 
agricultural sector. 
 Database with information on El Niño.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY REVIEW 
 BACKGROUND 
 METHODOLOGY 
 RESULTS 
 RECOMMENDATIONS 
 EWS PROPOSAL 
 ANNEX 
REPORTS ON COUNTRY STUDIES
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM PROPOSAL 
FOR ENOS 
An Early Warning System, is a set of 
adequatedly coordinated instances, 
mechanisms, procedures and actions to 
reduce the impacts produced by natural 
phenomena such as El Niño (ENOS).. SCENARIOS
*El cálculo se realizó con un promedio del tipo de cambio del período en estudio (1US$= 238,77). 
REGIONS LOSSES 
(COLONES) 
LOSSES 
(DOLLARS)* 
Central 2.443.606.584 10.234.144,09 
Central Pacific 1.141.429.190 4.780.454,79 
Chorotega 2.073.193.700 8.682.803,47 
Brunca 819.332.000 3.431.469,62 
Huetar Atlantic 366.000.000 1.532.855,89 
Huetar North 2.366.871.940 9.912.769,36 
Fishing Sector 858.300.000 3.594.672,70 
TOTAL 10.068.733.414 42.169.172,90 
DATABASE BANK


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