La gestión integral de riesgo de desastres como elemento dinamizador de la integración regional centroamericana

Abstract

Comprehensive disaster risk managementis a subject that has revitalized andfurthered the Central American integrationpolicy in an exceptional way. Theregion has experienced in recent years a deep technical and political work ledin particular by one of the specializedagencies of the Central American IntegrationSystem, the CoordinationCenter for the Prevention of NaturalDisasters in Central America, which hasled a number of initiatives, projects andhighly relevant programs in this areathat have enabled the adoption of regionalinstruments, regional policy andmechanisms mutual assistance in thecontext of disasters.