The Office for Sustainable Development and Environment assists OAS member states in the acquisition and installation of geographic information systems (GIS) and systems to manage emergency information and the training of their users. In addition, the technical staff assists member states to install geographic information systems for use in integrated development planning. Geographic information systems may be used to evaluate natural hazards and analyze vulnerability to such hazards in the context of regional development planning. Other applications for GIS technology include: evaluation of the risk of natural hazards; determination of hazard-free zones for urban development; determination of soil type and actual soil use; identification of critical elements in population centers in areas at high risk to natural hazards; and determination of priority zones for the execution of hazard mitigation and vulnerability reduction.

 
               

           

Latin America

Workshops on the use of computer models for analysis of the vulnerability of road systems to natural hazards in collaboration with the Pan-American Institute of Highways and support from ECHO.

Argentina (1995, 1996)
Brasil (1997)
Chile (1996)

Costa Rica (1996)
Perú (1996)

                 

Antigua and Barbuda

Assistance in the installation of an EIS in collaboration with PCDPPP. (1990)

Colombia

Installation of a GIS and user training for the Regional Autonomous Corporation (CAR). (1989)

Costa Rica

SMEI Installation and user training for the National Emergency Committee Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines (MIRENEM) and the National Energy Commission (CNE). (1988 and 1989)

Ecuador

Installation of a GIS and user training for the Ministry of Agriculture. 1990-1991, Secretariat for Planning, 1996.

Guatemala

GIS installation and user training for INSIVUMEH and the Dirección General de Caminos. (1992)

 

Honduras

Installation of a GIS and user training for the National Institute for Territorial Studies (INETER.) Participants also included the National Energy Commission (COPEN) and the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN). (1990-1991)
Installation of an EIS and user training for the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN), the National Emergency Council (COPEN), and the Metropolitan Planning Agency (METROPLAN). (1989)

GIS user training for the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area, with participants from the Municipality of Tegucigalpa and the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN). (1987)


Jamaica

Installation and use of EIS for post-disaster rehabilitation after Hurricane Gilbert in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODP). (1988)

 

Nicaragua

Installation of GIS and user training for the evaluation and management of natural hazards and development planning for the National Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER). (1990-1991)

Course on information management and meteorological and seismic hazard analysis for INETER. (1990-1991)

Training course on landslide hazard mapping for INETER. (1990-1991)

 

Saint Lucia

Installation of a SMEI in collaboration with PCDPPP. (1990)


Installation of a GIS for the Government of Saint Lucia. (1989)

 

Trinidad and Tobago

Assistance in the installation of a SMEI. (1990)
 

Uruguay

Installation of a GIS and user training for the National Budget and Planning Office. (1990))

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