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CAPRA Kick-off workshop 2008

The Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment (CAPRA) initiative was launched in Managua, Nicaragua on February 21-22, 2008. The occasion was a two day workshop on Probabilistic Disaster Risk Assessment and Financial Protection organized by the Centre for Coordination of Prevention of Natural Disasters (CEPREDENAC), the United Nations and the World Bank.

The workshop symbolized the kick-off event of the CAPRA platform, whose preparation began after an initial consultation meeting in Managua on February 2007. During two days of presentations and discussions, the workshop explored the conceptual foundations and methodology of risk evaluation and linked this with an existing on-line course on Financial Strategies for Managing Disaster Risks developed by the World Bank Institute, which many of the participants had followed.  Click here for full article.

CAPRA Consultation Meeting 2007

An inaugural regional consultation meeting of the CAPRA process was jointly organized by CEPREDENAC, the Central America unit of UN-ISDR and the World Bank on February 12-13, 2007 in Managua, Nicaragua. Officials from Central America’s Ministries of Finance, disaster risk management agencies and technical experts participated to a two days discussion on the priorities and the overall strategy for CAPRA.

The main outcome of the consultation was a consensus on the value and the immediate applications of the tools and information that the CAPRA platform will generate. Participants provided specific recommendations to ensure full integration of CAPRA with existing national disaster management agencies and regional efforts. Click here for full article. 

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)
Worshop in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 28, 2006

The technical staff from the Ministries of Finance, Treasury, and Insurance Regulation Departments in the region were introduced to the concept, objectives and workings of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)  Building on the presentations at this first workshop, members of the team set up by the World Bank (including experts from various specialized firms) will visit each country during the summer to tailor the insurance instrument to the specific needs of each country. 

Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment
June 5 - July 3, 2006
On-line Course

With the increasing frequency of natural disasters, countries face situations in which scarce resources that were earmarked to development projects have to be diverted to relief and reconstruction. This course examines how disasters directly impact the foreign exchange earnings capacity of countries, at a time when extra resources are needed to finance the necessary imports of food, energy and factors of production. As well as, if sustainable development is to be achieved, how countries will have to take effective measures to manage natural hazard risks.

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