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Central American Countries, ECLAC and SECOSEFIN Meet to Debate the Extension of Collaboration for Incorporating Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change into Public Investment

5 May 2022 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Treasury or Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (SECOSEFIN), officials from the member countries of the Council of Ministers of Treasury or Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN/SICA) and from the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico met virtually on May 5 of this year to review a proposal to extend the implementation of the project “Disaster risk reduction and sustainable and inclusive adaptation to climate cha…

The impacts of COVID-19 and the climate emergency reveal the need for sustainable public investment in Central America

30 July 2021 | Briefing note

The region’s sustainable recovery facing the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and extreme events such as hurricanes and tropical storms intensified by climate change, was one of the main topics addressed at the fourth meeting of the Regional Technical Committee of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), held virtually on June 29 and June 30. The meeting took place as part of the project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment” (Spanish acronym: RIDASI…

COSEFIN, ECLAC and SDC present new project on public investment, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable and inclusive adaptation to climate change

2 March 2020 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretariat of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), along with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) officially launched the project Capacity Building for the Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment in COSEFIN/SICA Member Countries in San Salvador, El Salvador. The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of losses an…

A gaming application that teaches players how to protect themselves against natural disasters: Tanah – The Tsunami & Earthquake Fighter

20 April 2017 | Briefing note

A free gaming app has been developed as part of the “More education, less risk” project implemented by UNESCO in partnership with Save the Children and Plan International, with the support of the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid Office. It aims to teach children how to protect themselves against natural disasters. Players have to help Tanah, the main character, advance through 21 levels of the game and overcome different adversities to save her family and her people. The first seven levels address prevention issues (recognition of emergency alarms, signage, existence of evacuation plans and p…

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