Review of Major Operations in the Americas - Hurricane Georges, Hurricane Mitch and Venezuela Floods

Author(s)
Lindores, D., Saenz, J., Cotte, W. and Bayarmaa, L.
Publication language
English
Pages
45pp
Date published
01 Nov 2000
Type
Programme/project reviews
Keywords
Capacity development, Coordination, Disaster preparedness, Gender, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction
Countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Organisations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The document establishes a comparative analysis of the three operations, carried out between 1998 and 1999, identifying main strengths and weaknesses in order to learn key lessons to improve future practice.