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Annexesa2Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE), Costa Rica(National Risk Prevention and Emergency Response Commission)The National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management is the entity responsible for the coordination of preventionwork on risk and for the mitigation and response to emergency situations (Article 19 of the Legislature). The development of the NationalLaw for Emergencies, on the 14 th of August, 1969, was the foundation for the National Commission. www.cne.go.crComisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO), Honduras (The Permanent Commission for Contingencies)Presently, the Executive Council is organizing the lobbying of a new law which will make the management of contingencies more efficientand which will support the creation of a National System for the prevention, mitigation and management of disasters and emergencies.http://www.copeco.hn/Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW)The CGMW’s aims are to promote, coordinate and publish synthetic Earth sciences maps, at small scale, of continental and / or oceanicareas of the World. It is a non-profit scientific and pedagogic body governed by French law.http://ccgm.free.fr/ccgm_gb.html-World Geological Maps Search System : http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/g-mapi/welcome.htmlCommittee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)CEOS is an international organization charged with coordinating international civil spaceborne missions designated to observe and studyplanet Earth. Comprising 41 space agencies and other national and international organizations, CEOS is recognized as the major internationalforum for the coordination of Earth observation satellite programs and for interaction of these programs with users of satellite dataworldwide.http://www.ceos.org/Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), United NationsThe Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959 to review thescope of international cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space, to devise programmes in this field to be undertaken under UnitedNations auspices, to encourage continued research and the dissemination of information on outer space matters, and to studylegal problems arising from the exploration of outer space. http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/COPUOS/copuos.htmlConsejo Regional de Cooperación Agricola (CORECA) para America Central, Mexico y la Republica Dominicana (Regional Councilfor Agricultural Cooperation in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic).The development of Regional Council for Agricultural Cooperation (CORECA) began in 1980 when a meeting of the International andRegional Committee on Agronomic Security, under the guidance of Panama and the Dominican Republic, put forward the idea of establishinga political forum at the Ministerial level for the agricultural sector. The Council’s principal objective was to serve as a permanentforum for consultation and cooperation between the various political parties of the regions’ agricultural sectors. Particularly, it wouldfocus on raising the quality of life for farmers, improving the environment, initiating technological development and offering wide-rangingcooperation. The Member States of CORECA include : Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,Panama, and the Dominican Republic. http://www.sagarpa.gob.mx/Dgai/coreca.htmConsultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)The CGIAR was created in 1971, when its first formal meeting was held at the World Bank. Its mission is now to contribute, throughits research, to promoting sustainable agriculture for food security in developing countries. Membership of the Group has increased fromeighteen to fifty-eight, the number of CGIAR centers has grown to sixteen, and their research interests have been diversified.http://www.cgiar.org/Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction)http://www.conred.org/Coordinating Committee for Coastal and Offshore Geoscience Programmes in East and SoutheastAsia (CCOP), Bangkok, ThailandCCOP is an Intergovernmental Organization focused on regional geo-scientific aspects. It consists of 11member countries i.e., Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and is supported by 14 cooperating countries and severalinternational organizations. http://www.ccop.or.th/Coordinating Council for Disaster Management (CCGC), MozambiqueThe Co-ordinating Council for Disaster Management (CCGC) is the government body responsible for policy decisions relating to disasters.The Prime Minister chairs the CCGC and his deputy is the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Co-operation.Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)CARE, an NGO, consists of 11 member organizations, working as a global force dedicated to achievinglasting victory over poverty. http://www.care.org/Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Caracas, Venezuela (Andean Development Corporation)The CAF is made up of Latin American and Caribbean shareholders (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago and 22 private347
a2Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiativesdbanks in the Andean region). It has the mission of backing the sustainable development of its shareholder countriesand of integration by raising funds to provide a range of financial services.http://www.comunidadandina.org/ingles/who/caf.htmCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South AfricaConstituted as a Science Council by an Act of Parliament, the CSIR operates as a market-oriented contract and consortium researchpartner to its clients and stakeholders. CSIR focuses on building Africa’s capacity in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)project management. CSIR Water, Environment and Forestry Technology (Environmentek) has been involved in the developmentand presentation of EIA capacity building courses for the past 10 years. www.csir.co.zaCouncil of Europe – EUR-OPA Major Hazards AgreementThe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has set up the Open Partial Agreement in 1987. This intergovernmentalAgreement is a platform for cooperation in the field of major natural and technological disasters between Eastern Europe, theMediterranean area and Western Europe concerning knowledge about prevention, risk management, post-crisis analysis andrehabilitation.http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Disasters/http://ps.superb.net/icod/OPA.HTMCranfield Disaster Management Center, University of Cranfield, United KingdomThe Disaster Management Centre was founded in 1985. Its aim is to save lives and livelihoods at risk from disaster impactthrough the promotion of risk and vulnerability reduction, preparedness and effective disaster response. The Disaster ManagementCentre believes that disaster risks and vulnerabilities can be reduced through the application of sound management principlesand practice. http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/deptsshr.htmDepartment of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), NepalDHM is an organisation under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The department with headquarters in Kathmandu hasfour basin offices: Karnali Basin Office in Surkhet, Narayani Basin Office in Pokhara, Bagmati Basin Office in Kathmandu, andKosi Basin Office in Dharan. DHM has a mandate from to monitor all the hydrological and meteorological activities in Nepal.The scope of work includes the monitoring of river hydrology, climate, agrometeorology, sediment, air quality, water quality, limnology,snow hydrology, glaciology, and wind and solar energy. General and aviation weather forecasts are the regular servicesprovided by DHM. As a member of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), DHM contributes to the globalexchange of meteorological data on a regular basis. DHM actively participates in the programs of relevant international organisations,such as, UNESCO’s International Hydrological Program (IHP) and WMO’s Operational Hydrology Program (OHP).http://www.dhm.gov.np/Department of International Development (DFID), United KingdomDFID is a United Kingdom Government department, working to promote sustainable development and eliminateworld poverty. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Deutsches Forschungsnetz Naturkatastrophen (DFNK), Germany (German Research Network forNatural Disasters)The German Research Network for Natural Disasters is an initiative of German research programmes and institutions. The Network’sgoal is to collect, organize and disseminate information from research, knowledge and methodology on the topic of natural disasterstaken from technical, environmental and social research sources working in this field. http://dfnk.gfz-potsdam.de/index.htmlDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany (German Agency forTechnical Cooperation)GTZ is a government-owned corporation for international cooperation with worldwide operations. Inmore than 120 partner countries, GTZ is supporting many development projects and programmes, chieflyunder commissions from the German Federal Government. GTZ’s aim is to improve the living conditionsand perspectives of people in developing and transition countries. http://www.gtz.de/Deutsches Komite für Katastrophenvorsorge e.V. (DKKV) (German Committee for Disaster Reduction)The tasks of the DKKV for disaster reduction are numerous and to a degree very particular: From technical projects researching theeffects of disasters on society to political programmes encouraging the growth of disaster reduction initiatives. http://www.dkkv.org/Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), ZambiaIn 1998, the Government of Zambia established the DMMU as part of the Vice President’s Office to coordinate disaster relatedactivities. The DMMU is supported by a Technical Committee, which includes the Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of EarlyWarning Systems (EWS), the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries, the Central Statistical Office, and key line ministriessuch as Health, Finance and Economic Development.348
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