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Natural Disaster Relief and Mitigation

Natural Disaster Relief and Mitigation. An affiliate of the Organization of American States. Pan American Development Foundation. Nathalie Liautaud Conferencia Hemisférica De Coordinación de la Cooperación Internacional con la República de Haití November 4 and 5, 2009

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Natural Disaster Relief and Mitigation

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  1. Natural DisasterRelief and Mitigation An affiliate of the Organization of American States Pan American Development Foundation Nathalie Liautaud Conferencia Hemisférica De Coordinación de la Cooperación Internacional con la República de Haití November 4 and 5, 2009 Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México

  2. PADF • Positive impact on 5.6 million people in 18 countries in FY 2009 • Created 47 years ago as an affiliate of the OAS • More than 350 people working in Colombia, Haiti and elsewhere to improve lives of disadvantaged people in the hemisphere

  3. PADF in Haiti • 28 years of experience in Haiti • 836,000 direct beneficiaries in FY 2009 • Focus on long-term impact using community engagement • 60% of projects implemented with the Haitian government

  4. OVERVIEW Disasters • The natural disaster and humanitarian relief arm of the OAS • Assisted more than 16 countries during the last two years • Engages the public and private sectors in mitigation, relief and reconstruction

  5. DMERP & DMA Disasters • Disaster Management and Emergency Relief Program (DMERP) • Engages the private sector in relief efforts • Disaster Management Alliance (DMA) • Regional program that focuses on mitigation

  6. DMERP RELIEF IN HAITI Disasters • Disaster and humanitarian relief to more than 549,000 Haitians in Fiscal Years 08 & 09

  7. DMERP RELIEF IN HAITI Disasters • Medical supplies, basic necessities & 20 cargo containers of food • Reconstructed 14 schools for 6,000 children • Provided school kits, first aid kits and rehabilitated community spaces

  8. AGRICULTURAL RELIEF & REHABILITATION Disaster Relief • Provided seeds, tools and livestock to rebuild the agricultural sector • Rehabilitated watersheds and irrigation systems in local communities • Developed pilot agro-projects for 500 rural and urban families

  9. DMA Disaster Mitigation • Disaster Management Alliance is a nine-country initiative • Integrates private sector into mitigation • Training, capacity building, technical support and other engineering support to partners and beneficiaries

  10. DMA Disaster Mitigation • Haiti joined the DMA in 2006 and is very active • A major conference in Port-au-Prince on November 20 to 22 that will build awareness and mitigate damages from seismic and other natural disasters

  11. SPECIAL HAITI PROGRAM Disaster Mitigation • PUGRD: Emergency Response, Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness • Works with the Department of Civil Protection • Focus on Gonaives region

  12. HAITI SPECIAL PROGRAM Disaster Mitigation • Practice drills and procedures for disaster preparedness, response and recovery • Communities improve construction methods, watershed management techniques, and other community infrastructure

  13. DISASTER MITIGATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Conclusion • Partners with the public and private sectors, as well as international organizations, to prepare communities for natural disasters • Responds to natural disasters and humanitarian relief situations in the Western Hemisphere

  14. Questions & Comments

  15. Amy Coughenour-Betancourt DeputyExecutive Director amyc@padf.org Nathalie Liautaud SeniorProgram Manager nliautaud@padf.org Pan American Development Foundation 1889 F Street, NW 2nd floor Washington, DC 20006 Tel. 202.458.3969 Direct. 202.458.3122

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