The Educational Sector Action Plan for Natural Disasters in Mexico

Author(s)
de la Garza Reyna, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
5pp
Date published
01 Jan 2004
Type
Plans, policy and strategy
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disasters, Education, Urban
Countries
Mexico

This paper describes the objectives and methodologies of two disaster relief mechanisms
developed by federal agencies in Mexico. The Natural Disaster Fund provides emergency financial support to non-insured public infrastructure. The Natural Disaster Preventive Fund supports preventative approaches for buildings located in high-risk zones that have been damaged or repaired as a result of a natural disaster. These funds represent a new integrated approach to disaster management in educational policy in Mexico.