Managing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters and Financing in Costa Rica
1) Managing Vulnerability to Natural
Disasters in Costa Rica
The Government´s Disaster Risk Management Framework
The National Risk Prevention and Emergency Management Commission
(CNE)
➤It s responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling
emergency response at the national level.
➤It's in charge of the inicial attention to the affected population; the
assessment of damages and needs; the coordination of public entities
and the private sector; and the development, contracting and
implementation of rehabilitation and reconstruction plans and
projects.
➤ A state of emergency can be declared only by the Executive Power,
through a decree that specifies the occurred event, the general
characteristics of the crisis, and outlining the areas covered by the
declaration
5View entire presentation