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Monthly Newsletter

 
Workers help clear mud from a public school in Haiti as part of cash-forwork opportunities funded by USAID/OFDA after a series of tropical storms last year. CHF International and CARE implemented the cleanup project.

April 2009
Top Story: Volcano Disaster Assistance Program Helps At-Risk Committee.
Plus: Saint Lucia Welcomes First National Intervention Team; Online DRR Course Launched; Regional Advisor’s Contributions Honored; Activities Coming Up. (140kb PDF).

 
Workers help clear mud from a public school in Haiti as part of cash-forwork opportunities funded by USAID/OFDA after a series of tropical storms last year. CHF International and CARE implemented the cleanup project.

March 2009
Top Story:
Helping Haiti Move toward Recovery.
Plus: Workshop Focuses on Creating Better Shelters; USAID/OFDA Provides $125,000 for Colombian Flood Relief; DANA Instructors Trained in Mexico; USAID/OFDA Meets Head of CEPREDENAC; Activities Coming Up. (153kb PDF).

 
Firefighters participate in Costa Rica’s mobilization exercise to combat forest fires.

February 2009
Top Story:
Paul Bell Program Grants Awarded.
Plus: Brigades Focus on Combating Forest Fires; The Caribbean Prepares for Disasters; Risk Reduction through Education; MOU Signed with Sao Paulo, Brazil; Activities Coming Up (130kb PDF).






Previous Newsletters:

January 2009(148kb PDF).
December 2008(140kb PDF)
November 2008 (185kb PDF)
October 2008 (128kb PDF)
September 2008 (99kb PDF)
August 2008 (134kb PDF)
July 2008 (121kb PDF)
June 2008 (111kb PDF)
May 2008 (145kb PDF)
April 2008 (148kb PDF)
 
 

Articles

 
Residents in the department of Santa Cruz
worked to erect barriers to stop river overflows,
as seen in this aerial shot.

Helping Families in Flood-Stricken Areas of Bolivia
(March 2008)

In response to severe flooding in Bolivia, a USAID/OFDA team traveled to the hardest hit departments to help evaluate damages, identify needs, distribute relief aid that had been pre-positioned in the country prior to the rainy season, and airlift in additional supplies. More...

 
Participants also toured Valparaiso to observe the
coastal city’s risk-management challenges.

Workshop Explores Correlation between Land Use and Risk Management
(January 2008)

Twenty Latin American experts in planning, architecture, environment and risk management exchanged ideas on the correlation between disaster risk management, land use and environmental management during a USAID-funded workshop. More...

 
Australian geophysicist Gerard Fryer shows Lorna Inniss of Barbados' Coastal Zone Management Unit (center), and USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor Julie Leonard (right), how seismic activity is monitored at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.

Strengthening the Caribbean Tsunami Early Warning System
(January 2008)

USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance is supporting the development of an end-to-end early warning system for tsunamis and other coastal hazards in the Caribbean and adjacent regions. More...

Previous Articles:

January 2008:
USAID/OFDA Thanks Volunteer Firefighters in Peru for Their Assistance after Devastating Earthquake
Team Responds Quickly to Dominican Republic Flooding
Putting USAID/OFDA Training to the Test in Haiti
Helping Southern Mexico Respond to Massive Flooding

November 2007:
Universities in El Salvador Focus on Risk Management
New Course Aims to Improve Responses to Hazardous Materials Incidents

October 2007:
Bringing Relief Supplies to Nicaragua after Hurricane Felix
Helping Paraguay Extinguish a National Fire Emergency
Helping Peru Recover from a Devastating Earthquake
Helping Jamaica Prepare for Hurricane Dean

 

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