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HFA National Reports
Preliminary national HFA progress report 2009-2011 (2010): Argentina (via HFA Monitor on PreventionWeb / Spanish)
National Report 2007-2009 (2008): 2008 HFA Monitor National Report - Argentina (HFA Monitor / Spanish)
National Report 2007: National Report on the Implementation of the HFA (2007) - Argentina (Spanish)
National Report 2006: Unreported
National Report 2005:National Report in Preparation for WCDR (2005) - Argentina
National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Plataforma Nacional para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres/ Argentina
Contact information:
Comisión Cascos Blancos
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto
Av. Leandro N. Alem 884, piso 3º
(1001) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel (+54-11) 4310 2100, Fax (+54-11) 4312 0152
Email: comca@mrecic.gov.ar
National Platform focal point and contact information:
Embajador Gabriel Marcelo Fuks
Presidente
Comisión Cascos Blancos
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto
Av. Leandro N. Alem 884, piso 3º
(1001) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: (+54-11) 4310-2112
E-mail: gfu@mrecic.gov.ar
Dr. Roberto Ippolito
Director
Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil
Ministerio del Interior
Av. San Juan 2776, piso 6º
(1232) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: (+54-11) 4943-9828
E-mail: rippolito@ssi.mininterior.gov.ar
Coordinador Ejecutivo de la Plataforma Nacional:
Dr. Carlos E. Zaballa
Coordinador General Naciones Unidas-Cascos Blancos
Av. Leandro N. Alem 884, piso 3º
(1001) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: (+54-11) 4310 2107
E-mail: zce@mrecic.gov.ar
National Platform composition:
The National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is comprised of representatives of the following institutions:
- Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil, Ministerio del Interior
- Comisión Cascos Blancos, Cancillería
- Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Jefatura Gabinete
- Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Territorial, Ministerio de Planificación Federal
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de la Nación
- Ministerio de Defensa
- Ministerio de Educación de la Nación
- Subsecretaría de Asuntos Municipales, Ministerio del Interior
- Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- H. Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Vicerrectorado
- Universidad del Salvador, IIDEC
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Arquitectura
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Medicina
- Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento
- Instituto Geográfico Militar
- CARITAS Argentina
- Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica
- Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear
- Cruz Roja Argentina
- Subsecretaría de Emergencias, Provincia de Córdoba
- Habitat para la Humanidad/Argentina
- Federación Argentina de Asuntos Municipales (FAM)
- Sociedad Argentina de Psicólogos en Emergencias y Desastres (SAPSED)
- Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
- Prefectura Naval Argentina
- Fundación ENLACES
- REDHUM – Rosario, Pcia. Santa Fe
- Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales, DIGMA Cancillería
- Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Cancillería
- Dirección Provincial de Emergencias, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
- ADRA (Adventistas)
- Sociedad Argentina de Psicotrauma (SAPSI)
- Fundación METROPOLITANA
- Agencia RENA (periodismo en recursos naturales)
- IRAM Argentina
- Secretaría de Turismo de la Nación
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Odontología
- Asociación Argentina de Compañías de Seguros
- Consejo de Sociólogos de la Argentina
- Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
- Bomberos de la Policía Federal
- Dirección de Organismos Internacionales, Cancillería
- Asociación Médicos del Mundo
- Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
- Asociación de Banco de la República Argentina (ABA)
- Radio Nacional
- Servicio de Hidrografía Naval
- Universidad Nacional de Jujuy
- Subsecretaría de Defensa Civil de la Provincia de Santa Fe
- Secretaría Geológica Minera (SEGEMAR)
- Subsecretaría de Urbanismo y Vivienda, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
- Provincia de Neuquen (Agosto 2009)
Functioning or status of the National Platform for DRR:
- Argentina's National Platform for DRR held its first meeting on October 2, 2007 at the Palacio San Martín (Cancillería Argentina) in which a representative of UNISDR Americas was present.
- The second meeting was held on April 22, 2008 in which the National Platform was formally constituted, with the joint chairmanship of the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Comisión Cascos Blancos) and the Ministry of Interior (Subsecretariat of Development and Provincial Affairs, National Department of Civil Protection). During this meeting, participants demonstrated their interest in participating in specific themes according to the Hyogo Framework for Action's Priorities for Action.
- August 21, 2008 marked the first set of meetings of the HFA Priorities for Action Working Groups (6 groups for each of the five priorities as well as a tranversal group). Based on these meetings, each of the groups established their work agenda and agreed to keep meeting independently.
- A new meeting is planned for the National Platform in November / December (TBD) in which working groups will be given the opportunity to inform upon their activities and work.
Background
October 2007 - First high level meeting organized by MOFA (White Helmets) to discuss the development of the NP in Argentina:
The meeting, held at the San Martin Palace and opened by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Garcia Moritán, was attended by 70 participants representing 50 different organizations, from line-Ministries, academia, media and NGOs, including a sound number of local authorities. The participants welcomed the initiative of the MOFA and made explicit their commitment to be part of the NP. The organizers finished the meeting announcing that they will organize a follow up meeting in November (2007), with all the organizations present plus additional ones that were missing in this occasion (especially private sector), to set the foundations for the NP for DRR in Argentina.
Second meeting: April 2008
HFA National Focal Point
Comisión Cascos Blancos
Address: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto.
Ave. L.N. Alem 884. 3er y 4to Piso, (C1001AAQ), Capital Federal, Argentina.
Contact Person: Embajador Gabriel M. Fuks, Presidente
E-mail: gfu@mrecic.gov.ar
Second national focal point:
Subsecretaría de Asuntos Provinciales, Ministerio del Interior
Calle 25 de Mayo Nº 145, (1001) Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact person:
Sr. José Luis Barbier, Subsecretario
Tel: (+54-11) 4339 0800, ext 71867
E-mail: jbarbier@mininterior.gov.ar
Technical Focal Point / Alnternative Contact Person:
Dr. Carlos E. Zaballa, Coordinador ONU-Cascos Blancos
Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Av. Leandro N. Alem 884, (1001) Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (+54-11) 4310 2107, Fax: (+54-11) 4312 0152
E-mail: zce@mrecic.gov.ar
Other Focal Points
Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil
Under the direction of the Subsecretary of Provincial Affairs, Minstry of Interior (Subsecretaría de Asuntos Provinciales, Ministerio del Interior) - see contact information above
Climatic Change Focal Point:
Unidad de Cambio Climático (Climate Change Unit)
Address: Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable. Reconquista, 55 (Entrepiso), Buenos Aires.
Contact Person: Nazareno Castillo Marín, Director
Tel: (54-11) 4348-8260, Fax: (54-11) 4348-8407
E-mail: ncastillo@ambiente.gov.ar
Adaptation to Climatic Changes Focal Point:
Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development)
Address: San Martín 451, Piso 1º Oficina 133. Buenos Aires
Contact Person: Lucas di Pietro, Coordinador
Tel: (54-11) 4348-8315, fax: (54-11) 4348-8407
E-mail: ldipietro@ambiente.gov.ar
Other Contacts
Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Chief:
His Excellency Mr. Alberto J. Dumont
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative
Address: Route de l'Aéroport 10 (2nd floor), 1215 Geneva 15
Tel: +(41-22) 929-8600, Fax: +(41-22) 798-5995
Email: mission.argentina@ties.itu.int
URL: http://www3.itu.ch/MISSIONS/argentin
UN System Coordination
Resident Coordinator Office
Mr. Carlos Felipe Martinez
UN Resident Coordinator / UNDP Resident Representative
Esmeralda 130, Casilla de Correo 2257, F. 12 & 13, 1035 Buenos Aires
Tel: 00(54-11) 4320-8700 / 1, Fax: 00(54-11) 4320-8754 / 8708
E-mail: carlos.f.martinez@undp.org, registry.ar@undp.org
URL:: http://www.undp.org.ar
UN Inter-Agency Support:
Mrs. Natalia Aquilino, Coordination Associate
Tel: (54-11-4) 320-8748
Email: natalia.aquilino@undp.org
Mr. Miguel Lengyel, Coordination Analyst
Tel: (54-11-4) 320-8721
E-mail: miguel.lengyel@undp.org
UN Country Team
Mr. Carlos-Felipe Martinez , Resident Coordinator , UNDP
Mr. Bernardo Kosacoff , Director , ECLAC
Mr. Javier González-Olaechea , Director , ILO
Mr. José Antonio Pagés , Representative , PAHO/WHO
Ms. Cristian Koch-Castro , Representative , UNHCR
Mr. Felipe Saez , Director , WB
Ms. María Costa Pinto , Director , UNIC
Mrs. Gladys Acosta , Representative , UNICEF
Vacant , Representative , FAO
Mr. Gastón Gelos , Representative , IMF
Mrs. Eleonor Faur , Liasson Officer , FNUAP
Mrs. Rubén Mayorga , Southern Cone Coordinator , UNAIDS
Mr Lorenzo Jimenez de Luis , Deputy Resident Representative , UNDP System
Mrs. Ana Falú , Regional Director , UNIFEM
Mr. Alberto Di Liscia , Director , UNIDO
Mrs. Natalia Aquilino , Coordination Support , UNDP/ORC
Mr. Miguel Lengyel , Coordination Support , UNDP/ORC
Updated : 18.6.2008 UNCT Argentina
Others
Sistema Federal de Emergencias (SIFEM)
Address: Gelly y Obes 2289 (1425), Ciudad Buenos Aires.
Phone: (54-11) 4809-1691/1694 (24 hs.)
E-mail: proteccioncivil@ssi.gov.ar
Web site: Sistema Federal de Emergencias (SIFEM)
Ministerio de Planificación Federal, Inversión Pública y Servicios
Address: H. Yrigoyen 250 Piso 11º of. 1112 (1109), Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Phone:(54-11) 4349-5000/5010/5020
E-mail: webmaster@minplan.gov.ar
Web site: Ministerio de Planificación Federal, Inversión Pública y Servicios
Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología
Address: Pizzurno 935 (1020) Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Phone: (54-11) 4129-1000 / (54-11) 4129-1000
Web site: Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Medio Ambiente
Address: Av. 9 de Julio 1925 (1332) Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Phone: (54-11) 4379-3600
Web site: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Medio Ambiente
Ministerio de Salud
Address: Av. 9 de Julio 1925 (C1073ABA) 1332, Buenos Aires República Argentina
Phone: (54-11) 4379-9000/9016
E-mail: jvilosio@msal.gov.ar / consultas@msal.gov
Web site: Ministerio de Salud
Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil (DNPC)
Address: Secretaría Seguridad Interior, Av. Callao 970, 2 P Gelly y Obes 2289, Buenos Aires. Código Postal 1425
Tel/Fax: (541) 4809-1691 / 4809-1694
Web site: Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil (DNPC)
Centro de Estrategias Territoriales para el Mercosur (CETEM)
Address: Universidad de Cuyo. Departamento de Geografía, Mendoza, Argentina
Phone: (54-0261) 449-4006 / 449-4007 - Fax: (54-261) 438-0457
E-mail: cetem@raiz.uncu.edu.ar
Web site: Centro de Estrategias Territoriales para el Mercosur (CETEM)
Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica - INPRES
Address: Roger Balet 47 – Norte, 5400 - San Juan, Buenos Aires.
Phone: (54-264) 4239010 / 423-9011 - Fax: (54-264) 4234463 - 4239016
E-mail: info@inpres.gov.ar
Web: Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica - INPRES
Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable
Address: San Martín 451, C1004AAI C. de Buenos Aires.
Phone: (54-11) 4348 8200 - Fax (54-11) 4348 8300
Web: Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable
Country profile
- Official Name: Argentine Republic
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Population: 39537943 (July 2005)
- Area: 2,766,890 km2
- Population density: 14 hab/Km2
- Religion: Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, 2% Jews and others 4%
- Language: Spanish
- Ethnic groups: Whites 97%, mestizos, Amerindians and other groups 3%
- Government: Republic
- Currency: Peso Argentino
- Position in the HDI: 34 °
The main hazards in Argentina include: floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe storms and technological disasters. Argentina is one of seven developing countries where vulnerability to flooding involves more than 1.1 percent of GDP. The most affected areas are the country's coastline and the Mesopotamia, where the major tributaries of the River Plate Basin have flood vast lands along their courses. The overflow of these rivers tends to flood frequently huge lowland areas, including urbanized areas of major cities such as Buenos Aires, Rosario, Santa Fe, La Plata and Resistance.
The province of San Juan is located west of the Argentine territory in the area with higher seismicity of the country, there were at least five destructive historical earthquakes. Furthermore, the seismic activity of Salta is one of the most intense in the country. This province has suffered from numerous earthquakes affecting different populations, especially its capital and located in the eastern part of its territory.
Argentina is also a country where the volcanic process is a risk factor: the Andes, which corresponds to a magmatic arc, introduced many devices that have been in volcanic activity since the beginning of the Miocene (23 million years ago ) to the present.
The country is prone to frequent flooding caused by the river flooding, accumulation of heavy rains and to a lesser extent, the rapid melting of snow.
Current regulations in Argentina over reducing the risk of disasters is provided for in Decree 1250/99 created by the Federal Emergency System (SIFEM). This body nationally articulates competent national government agencies and coordinates its actions with the provinces, the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and municipalities to prevent and manage efficiently the attention of emergencies to natural disasters or man-made. The objectives of SIFEM are primarily constitute an area of coordination aimed at preventing or reducing loss of life, property damage and social and economic disruption caused by phenomena of natural origin or man-made, improving governance, establishing a coordination the national, provincial and local levels of all sectors which have competence in the field, through the formulation of policies and the definition of courses coordinated and comprehensive action to prevent, mitigate and help from the state for those affected by emergencies, optimizing resource allocation.
Thanks to the decree 1066/2004 to modification of the Law of Ministries, the Ministry of Interior has strengthened its functions.
With regard to the plans or sectoral initiatives that incorporate concepts of risk reduction in each respective area of development, in Argentina are carried out government policies that are translated into action programmes both local and inter-community and for the control and management of water resources (Province of Buenos Aires, Cuenca del Salado; province of Chaco and Santa Fe, under submeridionales, and so on.), education (Mendoza province, seismic annual exercise in school institutes across the province, among others).
With regard to the establishment in the country of codes of practice and standards for buildings that take into account the seismic risk, are carried out procedures for training and education for the mitigation of seismic risk and the control of anti-seismic building standards in the cities of mentioned provinces. The National Institute of Seismic Prevention advises in the normalization of urban building codes, as well as the inspection and testing of structures.
In May 2003, the presidency of the nation signed an agreement for the follow up of the Millennium Development Goals and the Plan of Implementation for Sustainable Development with the resident representative in Argentina UNDP to implement relevant actions in the field of nation state.
Source: ISDR
Urban indicators
Statistical Overview
- Urbanisation:
- Total Population: 37m
- Urban population: 88%
- Slum to urban population: 33%
- Annual population growth rates:
- Urban: 1%
- Slum: 2%
- Annual population growth rates:
- Slum Indicators - % urban population with access to:
- Safe Water Source: 85%
- Improved sanitation: 78%
(Based on UN-Habitat 2001 estimates)
| Indicator | 2030 |
| Total population (thousands) | 47,533.8 |
| Population in urban (thousands) | 44,990.1 |
| Population in slums (thousands) | N/A |
| Population in urban areas (% of total population) | 94.6 |
| Population in slums (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Annual urban population growth rate (%) | N/A |
| Annual slum population growth rate (%) | N/A |
| Population with access to improved sanitation (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with access to improved water (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with sufficient living area (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with durable structures (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population in rural (thousands) | 2,543.7 |
- Source: UN-Habitat - The data presented here is extracted from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicators database.
- The data is drawn from different sources and based on 2030 estimates.
Climate Change
Final report of the International Meeting on Adaptation to Climate Change and Integrated Local Risk Management (1.12 MB; Spanish)
Junín, Mendoza, Argentina; 17-19 September 2007 (Published September 2008)
Progress
Country's official statement to the Global Platform for DRR 2009:
- Argentina - Mr. Ambassador Gabriel Fuks, President of White Helmets Commission of Argentina, Head of Argentina's Delegation
- Argentina - Dr. Carlos Foradori, Chair of the ISDR Support Group
- Current CC scenario brings an unprecedented opportunity for ISDR support group and ISDR system of partnerships to advance in HFA.
- Discussions and elaboration of laws for DRR.
- Academic studies on DRR highly supported in universities.
- Special attention to vulnerability of the poor. At international level is important to allocate resources available for DRR.
- Priority for Action 5: Partnership with MERCOSUR, coordination among member states regarding DRR.
As of September 2008, overall progress towards the implementation of the HFA in Argentina is deemed to have obtained a level of substantial achievement attained but with recognized limitations in capacities and resources (National HFA Monitor report, September 2008).
This is disaggregated as follows:
- Priority 1 – Substantial achievement attained but with recognized limitations in capacities and resources
- Priority 2 - Substantial achievement attained but with recognized limitations in capacities and resources
- Priority 3 - Institutional commitment attained, but achievements are neither comprehensive nor substantial
- Priority 4 – Substantial achievement attained but with recognized limitations in capacities and resources
- Priority 5 - Substantial achievement attained but with recognized limitations in capacities and resources
HFA P1 - Institutional and legal framework
New draft on “Civil Protection Law” aiming at a more articulated National Civil Protection System
Commitment to establishing a DRR National Platform with several preparatory activities planned in 2007.
HFA P2 - Risk identification and EWS:
Establishment of a geographical information system based on satellite images and digital cartography. All the provincial directions of civil defense have been equipped with such system.
Collaboration agreement between EEUU, Italy, France, Canada, Brazil and Argentina on satellites matters for a better understanding of climate change.
First step on the establishment of early warning system for volcanoes.
HFA P3 - Knowledge and education:
Continued education program led by the civil defense.
Development of a risk analysis methodology and framework.
HFA P4 - Risk applications: N/A
HFA P5 - Preparedness and response:
Development and revision of emergency contingency planes in the metropolitan area, Buenos Aires.
Establishment of facility for emergencies assessments .
Progress in establishing a call emergencies system to coordinate the work of the disaster emergency concerning the transportation of dangerous substances.
Source: Matrix Final - based on national progress report for the Global Platform
Others Areas:
Competence of Civil Protection at the national level:
National Direction for Civil Protection and Planning at the Ministry of Internal Security. Ministry of the Interior of Argentina.
"The National Direction for Civil Protection and Planning" is the agency that continues to exert the actions that were previously allocated to the National Direction of Civil Defence, which was dissolved.
Thus, 1996 was amended by decree the structure of the Ministry of Interior, at the same incorporating the Secretariat for Internal Security and assigns, among others, the task of formulating policies for the field of Civil Protection and coordinating and implementing actions prevention and response to natural disasters or man.
In this context, structure of the National Planning and Civil Protection is composed of the Office of Strategic Planning, Risk Analysis and Resource Coordination.
Thus, Argentina, the Civil Protection behaves as an integrated system into three tiers: the municipal, provincial and national levels. In case of emergency, the first response will be given by the local level. If you are overcome its operational capacity, will go in demand for assistance to the second level which is the provincial, and if necessary then it resorts to the Nation in demand for federal aid.
The primary responsibility of the Direction is to develop policies, research, planning and coordination of actions of civil protection, to prevent, avoid, reduce or mitigate the effects of natural disasters or man, and illegal by their nature are within its competence.
In pre-disaster, the main activities taking place are the risk analysis, planning, prevention and training. During the disaster and if requested federal aid, the main task is to coordinate the resources and means to react in the post-disaster activities are essential for rehabilitation. "
The RRD are integrated into the national curriculum Argentina
The fishery fastest growing in the world is close to the coast of Argentina and Uruguay
The soil salinization caused by irrigation affects 18.4 million hectares in the region, particularly in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru (1997)
Within the Latin American and Caribbean region, Brazil is the largest emitter of nitrous oxide, followed by Argentina and Colombia
Others Documents:
Situacion del Manejo de Cuencas en Argentina. November, 2002
Riesgo Hidrico, Inundaciones y Catastrofes en Argentina. March, 2004
Web Links:
Argentina Coordination Profile; United Nations Development Group (includes Common country Assessment, UN country Team, Resident Coordinator's Office and more)
Argentine Government Official Web Site
PreventionWeb Argentina Data and Statistic
EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, Argentina Country Profile
ReliefWeb Country and Statistic Argentina
Información geológica - SEGEMAR
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN)
Instituto Nacional de Prevencion Sismica (INPRES)
MDG Profile: Argentina
