2008, Number 3
You can’t stop the rain: José Betancourt, MD. Director of Risk Reduction Management, Cuban Civil Defense
Reed G
Language: English
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Page: 14-16
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The year 2005 was a watershed for disaster management worldwide and also in Cuba. Representatives of every continent met in Japan, hammering out the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), an international blueprint for risk reduction strategies and a guide for developing national platforms. In Cuba, a spate of devastating hurricanes the year before led to a reassessment of how the country was managing disasters, and to the 2005 comprehensive overhaul of national, provincial, and municipal disaster planning.