 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 31, 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of El Salvador |
| Headquarters | 15 Av. Norte y 9a C. Poniente Torre del Ministerio de Gobernación San Salvador |
| Agency executives |
|
| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
| Website | www.proteccioncivil.gob.sv |
The National Civil Defence System for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of El Salvador (in Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres), commonly known as "Protección Civil", is an entity created to prevent disasters or reduce their impact on society, and coordinate disaster relief efforts.
The Salvadoran Civil Defence System is part of a Central American network of governmental disaster relief agencies known as the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (in Spanish: Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC)). CEPREDENAC was created in the context of the Central American Integration System (SICA).
References
- "Decreto Legislativo 777 Ley de protección civil, prevención y mitigación de desastres". Corte Suprema de Justica. 2005-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- "Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de Desastres Naturales en America Central (CEPREDENAC)". sica.int.
External links
- Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)
- SATCA Early warning system for Central America (Sistema de Alerta Temprana para Centroamérica (SATCA))
- Humanitarian Information Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (Red de Información Humanitaria para América Latina y el Caribe (Redhum))