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The CDMHA is dedicated to the transfer of new knowledge and appropriate technology to enhance operational readiness and responsiveness to meet diverse humanitarian needs in the Caribbean, Central and South America. The CDMHA acts to distribute and legitimize information using the resources of the University sector to foster research and collaboration and the building of partnerships with other nations in the region. These partnerships include non-governmental and private voluntary organizations which operate in the region and play an important role in disasters.
The CDMHA also provides, as requested, human resources to assist in planning, training, and execution of disaster response missions during times of crisis. This includes providing subject matter experts and rapid focused consultations in disaster response and mitigation.
The CDMHA provides and enhances education, training and research in areas that are of vital importance to disaster management and humanitarian assistance. By facilitating, underwriting and cosponsoring such activities as educational course development, conferences and research projects, the CDMHA further enhances the operational readiness and meets the diverse humanitarian needs of Latin America and the Caribbean.
To address the need for the rapid accessibility of vital information during
times of crises, the CDMHA has made as one of its top priorities the gathering
and categorization of essential emergency management information. Centralized
management of critical information within individual databases as well as
database networks allows for direct and immediate access of the information by
government, relief organizations, and other key disaster management entities in
times of need.
The implementation of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Emergencias - Red Tecnica de Aviso Rapido, or ALERTAR, will be central to this information and communication services goal. ALERTAR will provide ad electronic network that will interface facilitate and integrate critical response, communication-sharing, using satellite technology, all over a common network platform.
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