PREDECAN

From HFA-PEDIA

PREDECAN

The project to support Prevention and Mitigation in the Andean Community (PREDECAN) was subscribed by the European Union and the General Secretariat of the Andean Community. PREDECAN has conducted a thorough compilation and review of policy instruments for disaster prevention and relief aiming at harmonizing them within the context of the objectives of the Andean Strategy as well as the priorities set by the Hyogo Framework for Action. PREDECAN is fostering the incorporation of disaster risk analysis into planning and public investment processes in the subregion taking the lead in organizing regional workshops in this area. In the education arena, PREDECAN has formulated a Communicational Education Strategy for Risk Management in the Andean Community, in addition to several pilot projects implemented in close collaboration with DIPECHO.

HFA Progress

Priority 1: Ensure that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a national and local priority with a strong institutional basis for implementation

National workshops to design and harmonize national plans and policies for disaster risk management in Andean countries, in accordance to the Andean Strategy and Hyogo Framework for Action priorities.

Scope: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Contribution to HFA implementation:

National workshops provide first step towards the establishing and strengthening of national platforms for disaster reduction