The Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment (CAPRA) initiative aims to strengthen the regional capacity for assessing, understanding and communicating disaster risk.
The CAPRA initiative started in January 2008, as a partnership between CEPREDENAC, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the World Bank and the Inter American Development Bank. The main objective is to raise awareness among countries in Central America by providing them with a set of tools that would let them better understand the risk of adverse natural events. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to help mainstream disaster risk management into local development to help reduce disaster loss.
CAPRA provides countries in the Central American Region with a set of tools to conduct risk assessments. The first phase of the initiative aimed at developing an integrated platform for probabilistic risk assessment. The platform provides users with a set of tools to analyze magnitude, distribution and probability of potential losses due to a various adverse natural events. These metrics are projected on a Geographical Information System (CAPRA GIS) that allows for visualization and analysis. In absence of such evaluations, governments encounter major obstacles to identify, design and prioritize risk reduction measures.
2010-08-28
CAPRA | Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment
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