Phase I

It was implemented, with the help of ECHO, the pilot phase of the Project in Honduras, in which basic methodology of a simple alert system was studied. Utilizing community participation to confront the dangers of flooding in the small river basins in communities, which were made principally, of small farmers who were in grave danger from flooding in the pilot areas.

Phase II

Activities were enlarged to develop a national model in Honduras. A professional team was trained to prepare an analysis of vulnerability, mitigation plans, hydraulic analysis, flooding forecasting, flood monitoring and alert during the pilot project, utilizing the methodology and the techniques developed during Phase I of the Project. They also completed community preparedness activities with attention to emergencies. This experience was utilized as a base for the development of the project to "Reinforce Local Structures and Early Alert Systems" (RELSAT) supported by Disaster Projects of the European Community Humanitarian Office (DIPECHO) and executed by the German Technical Corporation (GTZ) and CEPREDENAC.

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