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[P-07] Spanish cooperation in the field of training for disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean

*Jose Pastrana^1,3, Angela Potenciano², Elisa Gavari¹ (1. National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain, 2. National School of Civil Protection, Spain, 3. Consell Insular de Menorca, Spain)

Keywords:International Cooperation, Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean, Training, Disaster Risk Management , Humanitarian Action

The Sendai Framework reaffirms the critical and urgent need to anticipate, plan and reduce risk to protect the population, communities, and countries more effectively, and also to increase the capacity for recovery. The Framework specifies that international cooperation for developing countries must be significantly improved through adequate and sustainable support that complements measures taken at the national level for the implementation of the Sendai Framework. This poster aims to show the actions carried out from Spain in the field of international cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries to strengthen capacities in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction through the "Training Program for the Improvement Systems of Prevention, Planning and Response in Disasters Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean", developed during the biennium 2018-2019 which is in phase of ending. The General Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergencies through the National School of Civil Protection organized by means of this program different activities to transfer, and exchange knowledge management in Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID). This programming is linked to two priority thematic areas for AECID in the region: Risk management, to avoid disasters related to the adverse effects of climate change, through the adaptation to its effects, and humanitarian action, through the response to disasters. On the other hand, to strengthen cooperation since 2018, the "Network of experts in risk management and civil protection" is established for staffs from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Through the Network, space has created to share documentation, training actions and technical and scientific collaborations on risk management and civil protection. To this end, thematic working groups and various exchange actions are created among the participants through this network.