Insights in DRM, issue 2: seismic risk assessment in Costa Rica - building capacity in the water and sanitation sector

A practitioner’s perspective on disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean, November 2013:

This issues addresses earthquakes in Costa Rica, which place major stress on population, infrastructure and economy, and often result in the disruption of basic services. It introduces the technical assistance projects (TAP), implemented by the Costa Rican Water and Sanitation Institute (AyA) in partnership with the World Bank Disaster Risk Management team of the Latin American Region (LCR DRM) with the GFDRR support and through the CAPRA (Probabilistic Risk Assessment) Program, in order to strengthen technical and institutional capacity on seismic risk assessment. It is intended to serve as a capacity-building model with strong replication potential elsewhere in Latin America.

"Insights in DRM", is an LCSDU* publication that aims to highlight DRM interventions in LAC and share knowledge with development practitioners, as well as aficionados in government, private sector, and civil society. Upcoming issues will include topics such as disaster risk financing and insurance, building designs and codes, climate resilience and other related themes. For more information on Insights or to provide feedback, please email: Bradley Lyon ([email protected]).

*LCSDU: Latin America and the Caribbean - Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development - Sustainable Development - World Bank Group

Contact: Fernando Ramírez, Sr. DRM Specialist, LCSDU ([email protected])