{"id":155639,"date":"2022-02-18T09:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=155639"},"modified":"2022-02-23T10:26:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:26:30","slug":"panama-preparedness-assessment-from-pdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/18\/panama-preparedness-assessment-from-pdc\/","title":{"rendered":"President of Panama gets preparedness assessment from Pacific Disaster Center"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Panama President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> Pacific Disaster Center<\/a> (PDC<\/abbr>) presented the findings of a National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment for Panama to President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen on February 15. This opportunity marked the start of a new phase of disaster risk reduction efforts between PDC<\/abbr> and the Panama government.<\/p>\n

In August 2021, Cohen signed Decree 251, formally establishing the Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Cabinet with the purpose of serving as an advisory body of the executive branch.<\/p>\n

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The UH<\/abbr> Pacific Disaster Center presented findings to the president of Panama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marking the first session of the newly established cabinet, Cohen invited several expert agencies to offer perspectives and recommendations on priorities and actions to be taken. PDC<\/abbr> kicked off the session and presented new findings from its national baseline assessment<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/small>) in Panama. Conducted in collaboration with Panama\u2019s Ministry of Government and the national disaster management organization SINAPROC<\/abbr><\/a>, PDC<\/abbr>\u2019s assessment offered a detailed multi-hazard risk profile of the nation and its 13 provinces. It also included a comprehensive disaster-management analysis with recommendations for achieving advanced capacity.<\/p>\n

“This assessment allows decision makers to align capacity development efforts with priority needs while supporting Panama\u2019s national commitments under the United Nations Sendai Framework,” said PDC<\/abbr> Director of Applied Science and Analytics Joseph Green. He emphasized that Panama maintains a strong disaster management capacity supported by unique partnerships with international organizations and agencies\u2019 headquarters within their borders.<\/p>\n