II Second Hemispheric Encounter on National Mechanisms and Networks for Disaster Risk Reduction: “Encounter of Santa Marta : From Theory to Practice”

The meeting in Santa Marta is organized and convened by the Government of Colombia, through the Ministry of Interior and Justice, and its Risk Management for Disaster Prevention and Response Office (DGR), the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS / OAS), through its Sustainable Development Department (OAS / DSD) and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction of the United Nations (UNISDR), through its Regional Office for the Americas UNISDR.

The main objective of the Encounter is to foster the sharing and exchange of successful experiences and good practices in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation, as implemented by existing National Mechanisms and Networks in the hemisphere. The ultimate goal is to advance the establishment and strengthening of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction under the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) of the UNISDR. More...

Payment for Ecosystem Services

To respond to trade-related capacity building development needs in the area of environmental management, the DSD is working towards improving market-based approaches to the conservation of biological diversity, through the support of Payment for Ecological Service Payments (PES). Innovative financial instruments for conservation including Payment for Ecological Services (PES) are increasingly used as tools to implement conservation policies at the national level. More... Payment for Ecosystem Services Database

The Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) supports OAS member States in the design and implementation of policies, programs and projects oriented to integrate environmental priorities with poverty alleviation, and socio-economic development goals. Translating sustainable development and environmental protection goals into concrete actions, DSD supports the execution of multiple-country projects in such diverse areas as integrated water management, renewable energy, natural Hazards-climate change adaptation and land use planning, biological diversity and environmental law and policy. The Department also supports transparency and Public Participation, as practical ingredients of good governance. More...

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