1. Module I Part II- The Actors in Risk Management

2. Pan American Health Organization PAHO Established in 1902 35 Member Countries Regional office of WHO Health agency of the Inter- American system

3. PAHO Organizational Structure Governing Bodies Director/Deputy Director Assistant Director Health and Human Development Health Promotion and Protection Health Systems and Services Development Health and Environment Disease Prevention and Control Vaccines and Immunization Country Offices Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Subregional initiatives

4. PAHO serves as the Regional Office of the Americas for the World Health Organization

5. A decentralized program PAHO Headquarters Washington, D.C. Subregional Office Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados Subregional Office Central America San José, Costa Rica Subregional Office South America Quito, Ecuador.

6. A focal point Each country Each division Each centre

7. Before a disaster After a disaster Prevention Preparedness Mitigation Coordination of international assistance Program Objectives

8. Scope of the Program Technological Disasters Natural Disasters Complex Disasters

9. Assignment of responsibilities in PAHO/WHO Regional program : Subregional program PAHO/WHO representatives Disaster Focal points

10. The World Health Organization is a United Nations specialized Agency World BankFAO ILOWHOUNESCOOMM Others United Nations Specialized Agencies

11. WHO disaster program Regional offices in each continent –Euro –WPRO –SEARO –EMRO –AFRO –AMRO Humanitarian relief but increase emphasis on mitigation

12. Increasing number of Subregional Preparedness and mitigation agencies: CDERA CEPREDENAC ADPC

13. Increasing number of World agencies interested disaster/risk management Financial agencies Development agencies

14. World Bank The ‘ProVention’ consortium –A global coalition of governments, international organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and civil society organizations –A network to share knowledge and to connect and leverage resources to reduce disaster risk –A mechanism for mobilization of funds

15. IDB InterAmerican Development Bank Numerous initiatives for disasters reduction –Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor –National Systems for Disaster Prevention and Response –Reconstruction projects,..

16. CDB Caribbean development bank Mitigation policy and program formulation and implementation Natural hazard assessment for Bank-financed programs and projects

17. ADB Asian development Bank Promote Mitigation

18. UNDP ERD –Headquarters in Geneva –Preparedness and mitigation –Community-oriented projects

19. ISDR The Mitigation UN Mechanism

20. Federation of Red Cross Societies Host provention Consortium

21. The Militaries Foreign military

22. Moreover… OFDA OCHA

23. A large number of actors represented at the country level Disasters Reduction National programs Ministry of Health UNDP (ERD,OCHA, UNICEF,…) NGOs Banks Militaries, etc..

24. Help to an affected country? International Federation of Red Cross FICR CICR MSF OXFAM CARE SCR PADF Local NGO PMA ACNUR PAHO/WHO FNUAP SICA/UNICEF CDERA European Union ECHO CHU CEPREDENAC OAS Canada USA United Kingdom Holland Northern countries

25. Conclusions Increasing number of: –Institutions: –And initiatives: AEC,,... The relationship between agencies: –Are more important then ever –Are more complex –Require more time at the regional and national levels

26. The question? How to maintain leadership?