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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Data Collection Survey on efforts for Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America Final Report June 2012 Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Abbreviations1 Abbreviation Spanish English Guatemala CEDESYD Centro de Estudios de Desarrollo Seguro y Desastres Center for the Study of Safe Development and Disasters CESEM Centro de Estudios Superiores en Energía y Minas Center for Advanced Studies in Energy and Mines CIG Colegio Ingenieros de Guatemala Guatemala Professional Engineers Association CNEE Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica National Commission for Electric Energy (Power) COLRED Local de Coordinación Institucional para la Reducción Institutional Coordination for Disaster Reduction de Desastres CONAP Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas National Council for Protected Areas CONRED Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction CORRED Regional de Coordinación Institucional para la Regional Institutional Coordination for Disaster Reduction Reducción de Desastres COMRED Municipal de Coordinación Institucional para la Municipal Institutional Coordination for Disaster Reduction Reducción de Desastres COVIAL Unidad de Ejecutora de Conservación Vial Road Conservation Executive Unit ECORED Equipamiento de la Comunidad para Reducción de Community Equipment for Disaster Reduction Desastres IGSS Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social Guatemalan Social Security Institute INAB Instituto Nacional de Bosques National Institute of Forests INACIF Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Forenses National Institute for Forensic Sciences INFOM Instituto de Fomento Municipal Municipal Development Institute INSIVUMEH Instituto Nacional de Sismología,Vulcanología, National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology Meteorología e Hidrología and Hydrology MAGA Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (Feeding) MEM Ministerio de Energía y Minas Ministry of Energy & Mines MICIVI Ministerio de Comunicaciónes, Infraestructura y Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing Vivienda MICUDE Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes Ministry of Culture & Sports MINEDUC Ministerio de Educación Ministry of Education MINGOB Ministerio de Gobernación Ministry of Interior MP Ministerio Público Public Ministry (Office of the Attorney General) MSPAS Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social Ministry of Public Health & Social Welfare SCEP Secretaría de Coordinación Ejecutiva de la Presidencia Secretariat of Executive Coordination of the Presidency (Office of the President) SE-CONRED Secretaría Ejecutiva-Coordinadora Nacional para la Executive Secretariat-National Coordinating Agency for Reducción de Desastres Disaster Reduction SEGEPLAN Secretaría de Planificación y Programación Economic Plannning Agency SESAN Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional Secretariat of Food & Nutritional Security SOSEP Secretaría de Obras Sociales de la Esposa del Presidente Secretariat for Social Works of the Wife of the President UNIRIOS Unidad de Manejo de Ríos y Canales, Dirección General Unit of River and Road, Directorate Genaral Road , Ministry de Caminos, Ministerio de Comunicaciones, of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing Infraestructura y Vivienda USAC Universidad de San Carlos University of San Carlos El Salvador ACODES Asociación de Consultores de El Salvador Consultants Association of El Salvador ASIA Asociación Salvadoreña de Ingenieros y Arquitectos Salvadoran Association of Engineers and Architects CASALCO Cámara Salvadoreña de la Industria de la Construcción Salvadoran Chamber of Construction Industry CEL Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa Hydroelectric Executive Committee of the Lempa River COMITRAN Consejo Sectorial de Ministros de Transporte Sector Council of Transport Ministers DACGER/MOP Dirección de Adaptacion al Cambio Climático y Gestión Directorate for Climate Change Adaptation and Strategic Estratégica del Riesgo, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Risk Management, Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Transporte Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano Housing and Urban Development DGOA/MARN Dirección General del Observatorio Ambiental / Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources / Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Environmental Monitoring Division DGPC Dirección General de Protección Civil General Directorate for Civil Protection FUNDASAL Fundación Salvadoreña de Desarrollo y Vivienda Salvadoran Foundation for Development and Minimum Mínima Housing ISC Instituto Salvadoreño de la Construcción Salvadoran Institute of Building Construction ISCYC Instituto Salvadoreño del Cemento y del Concreto National Institute of Cement and Concrete ISDEM Instituto Salvadoreño de Desarrollo Municipal Salvadoran Institute for Municipal Development 1 Study Team (2012) - i - MARN Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources MOP Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Transporte Vivienda y Ministry of Public Works, Transportation, Housing and Desarrollo Urbano Urban Development SAV Secretaría de Asuntos de la Vulnerabilidad Secretariat of Vulnerability Affairs UCA Unversidad Centroamericana Central American University UES Unversidad de El Salvador University of El Salvador VMVDU Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Vice Ministerio de Ministry of Public Works, Vice Ministry of Housing and Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano Urban Development Honduras AMHON Asociación de Municipios de Honduras Association of Municipalities of Honduras CODEL Comité de Emergencia Local Local Emergency Committee CODEM Comité de Emergencia Municipal Municipal Emergency Committee COPECO Comisión Permanente de Contingencias Permanent Commission of Contingencies FHIS Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social Honduran Social Investment Fund FONAPRE Fondo Nacional de Preparación y Respuesta a National Fund for Emergency Preparation Emergencias IGH Instituto de Geociencia de Honduras Honduras Institute of Geoscience SEPLAN Secretaría Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Externa SERNA Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment SINAGER Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo National System for Risk Management SMN Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Honduras National Weather Service of Honduras SOPTRAVI Secretaría de Obras Públicas, Transporte y Vivienda Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Housing UNAG Universidad Nacional de Agricultura National University of Agriculture UNAH / IHCIT Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras / Instituto National Autonomous University of Honduras / Honduran Hondureño de Ciencia de la Tierra Institute of Earth Science UPI Universidad Politécnica de Ingenieria Honduras University of Engineering UPNFM Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazan National Education University of Francisco Morazan Nicaragua COLOPRED Comités Locales de Prevención y Desastres Local Disaster Prevention Committee COMUPRED Comités Municipales de Prevención, Mitigación y Municipal Disaster Prevention and Reduction Committee Atención de Desastres CNC Cámara Nicaragüense de la Construcción Society of Construction Industry of Nicaragua INETER Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies MTI Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure SE-SINAPRED Secretaría Ejecutiva - Sistema Nacional para la Executive Secretariat - National System for Prevention, Prevención,Mitigación y Atención de Desastres en Mitigation and Attention of Disasters in Nicaragua Nicaragua SINAPRED Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Attention of Atención de Desastres en Nicaragua Disasters in Nicaragua UNA Universidad Nacional Agraria de Nicaragua National Agriculture University of Nicaragua UNAN Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua National Autonomous University of Nicaragua UNAM-CIGEO Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Centro de National Autonomous University, Center for Geosciences Investigaciones Geocientíficas Research UNI Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería National University of Engineering Costa Rica CCE Comités Comunales de Emergencia Public Emergency Committee CFIA Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos Federated Association of Engineers and Architects CLE Comité Local de Emergencia Local Emergency Committee CNE Comisión Nacional de (Prevención de Riesgos y National Emergency Commission (Risk Prevention and Atención de) Emergencias Attention) CONARE Consejo Nacional de Rectores National Chancellor Council CRE Comités Regionales de Emergencia Regional Emergency Committee DINADECO Dirección Nacional de Desarrollo de Comunidades National Directorate of Community Development ICE Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Institute of Electricity Costa Rica IFAM Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal Institute of Municipal Development and Assistance INVU Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo National Institute of Housing and Urban Planning ITCR Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica Tecnology Institute of Costa Rica MIDEPLAN Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy Económica MIVAH Ministerio de Vivienda y Asentamientos Humanos Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements MOPT Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes Ministry of Public Work and Transportation FNE Fondo Nacional de Emergencia National Emergency
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