Panama is highly exposed to a variety of shocks, including earthquakes, tsunamis, epidemics, wildfires, landslides, and urban riverine and coastal floods. These catastrophic events are increasing in severity due to climate change.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
Panama has instituted critical reforms to improve its technical and institutional capacity to manage the disaster risk resulting from natural and health-related hazards.
The Panama Canal is a living example of the importance of resilient infrastructure and good governance, two key factors in disaster risk reduction policies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
La formulación de la política nacional de gestión integrada de riesgos surge de la necesidad y el compromiso de la República de Panamá de contar con un marco guía que oriente las acciones y las decisiones políticas desde una perspectiva integral de
El Plan Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres, se formula como una herramienta de planificación operativa, que permite avanzar a través de metas y objetivos estratégicos para la reducción del riesgo de desastres en el ámbito nacional y donde se
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
