The visit includes technical support for the development and implementation of the processes for integrating, structuring, and uploading the statistical and geographic information that will feed Geoportal, promoting the adoption of international standards and best practices for geospatial information management and dissemination.

This activity is being conducted within the framework of the project “Strengthening SICA's Statistical Information Systems to Enhance the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Processes of Regional and National Public Policy Instruments in the Member States.”

The SG-SICA Geoportal aims to integrate sociodemographic information derived from Population and Housing Censuses, as well as subnational information available at ECLAC for its member countries, together with other sectoral geographic data layers provided by various SICA institutions, such as the Regional Committee on Hydraulic Resources (CRRH), the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), and the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Disasters in Central America and the Dominican Republic (CEPREDENAC).

This development will support the strategic programs of SG-SICA, as well as specific initiatives, such as monitoring and assessing the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the region.