Note: Activities in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1999 are listed in chapter 8: Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project.

 
 

The Office for Sustainable Development and Environment works with the OAS member states to conduct natural hazard assessments. These assessments are used both in creating hazard mitigation strategies and in integrated regional planning and investment project preparation activities

   

Brasil

Desertification hazard assessment for the São Francisco River Valley as part of an integrated development planning project. (1987)

Colombia and Ecuador

San Miguel-Putumayo River valleys. General natural hazards assessment and Ecuador and hazard impact on integrated projects as part of an integrated development study. (1987-1988)

Haití

Natural hazard assessment overview of the frontier region for an integrated development planning project. (1986)

Honduras

Landslide hazard assessment for the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area as part of an integrated development project. (1987)

Flood hazard assessment for the Department of Atlántida as part of an integrated development project. (1985)

Landslide hazard assessment for the Department of Atlántida and Isla de la Bahía as part of an integrated development project. (1985)

           

Paraguay

General natural hazards information assessment of the Chaco region for integrated development planning. (1984)

Flood hazard assessment of the Chaco region, for an integrated development project. (1984)

Desertification hazard assessment of the Chaco region, for an integrated development project. (1984)

 
           

Natural hazard assessment overview of the frontier region for an integrated development planning project. (1986)

Dominican Republic

 
 
                         

Saint Lucia

     

Landslide hazard assessment and definition of vulnerability reduction priorities. (1985)
Coastal zone natural hazards assessment. (1985)

General natural hazards information assessment for an integrated Development planning project. (1984)

               
           

St. Vicente and

The Grenadines

Landslide hazard assessment and definition of vulnerability reduction priorities for an integrated development project. (1987)

 
 
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