The American continent is one of the areas with the highest risk of catastrophic events occurring, the impact caused by this type of phenomena significantly affects the population, its assets, the productive plant, public services and the environment. of the affected area; The magnitude of the damage increases as the density of the population increases, which is generally concentrated in large centers and risk areas. For this reason, it is a priority need to determine and implement the appropriate actions for relief and recovery of the population in the event of an emergency or disaster, and in the event that the national response capacity of the affected country has been exceeded and is requested. cooperation and humanitarian assistance of the International Community, the most efficient methods and procedures must be established so that the affected population can receive goods and services in the shortest possible time.
The Inter-American Defense Board maintains constant monitoring of situations that affect the Hemisphere, in order to be in a position to compile and disseminate relevant information on natural and anthropic phenomena that affect any region, which contributes to the efficient and effective humanitarian assistance that is provided. provided by the international community, to mitigate damage caused by disasters.
1.- Through technical and advisory advice, so that member countries can receive information and establish contacts with international organizations in the following aspects:
2.- Coordinating the execution of the IADB Cooperation Plan in Disaster Cases, while implementing the JID-CMDA Disaster Cooperation Mechanism (MECODE) and humanitarian assistance exercises (MECODEX).
3.- Compiling, recording and disseminating the experiences obtained by the Armed Forces of the Hemisphere (such as Lessons Learned, Good Practices, Manuals, Guides, Directives and Bulletins), in aspects related to humanitarian assistance and disaster mitigation.
4.- Maintaining and expanding a network of contacts, both of the Ministries of Defense of the member and observer countries, and of the specialized organizations
5.- Carrying out Conferences, Seminars, Panels, Workshops and Exercises, with the participation of member countries and international experts of the highest level.
6.- Collecting, recording and disseminating through contact networks and institutional website, information on: Environment, Natural and Anthropic Disasters, Search and Rescue, among others.
With the objective of contributing to ensuring that the humanitarian aid distribution and disaster mitigation processes are efficient and effective, the Inter-American Defense Board maintains permanent contact with:
The Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) is an institution of the Organization of American States (OAS) that promotes cooperation in security and defense among the countries of the Americas, facilitating dialogue and collaboration on military and civil issues.
