Crisis Prevention & Recovery

Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to violent conflicts or natural disasters that can erase decades of development and further entrench poverty and inequality. Through its global network. UNDP seeks out and shares innovative approaches to crisis prevention, early warning and conflict resolution. And UNDP is on the ground in almost every developing country - so wherever the next crisis occurs, we will be there to help bridge the gap between emergency relief and long term development.

Recently held "National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning Workshop".

In Guyana, The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is the established body tasked with the responsibility to respond to emergency. Due to shortage of institutional capacity and resources to formulate and implement an integrated disaster reduction strategy, responses to disaster tend to be reactive. CDC consequently relies on the support of specialized regional, bilateral and international donor agencies such as UNDP.

UNDP is currently discussing with CDC and the Government, possible support and facilitation of a drafting process for a National Strategy for Disaster Reduction. UNDP will mobilize "best practices" experiences of other countries and draw upon a global network of disaster reduction professionals. UNDP is interested that strategy gives adequate attention to the linkages between disasters and poverty, and as such becomes an integral part of the policy for poverty eradication.

• Guyana Flood Disaster Assessment Report (ECLAC)
• Guyana Flood Disaster Assessment Report - presentation
• National Risk Reduction and Management Workshop- Report