ECLAC is a pioneer in the field of disaster assessment and in the development and dissemination of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology and Post Disaster Assessment (PDNA) methodology. Recognizing that assessing the effects and impacts of disasters is critical to the Caribbean countries, in January 2015 ECLAC Caribbean assumed responsibility for DaLA activities throughout Latin and Central America, in addition to the Caribbean.
ECLAC Caribbean provides strengthened leadership to the whole region in the areas of disaster assessment and post disaster needs analysis, by providing technical expertise to disaster-affected and disaster-prone countries.