Peru : a comprehensive strategy for financial protection against natural disasters (English)

Peru has adopted disaster risk management (DRM) as a state policy. Within this context, the country needed a legal framework that reflected both national policy on the subject and internationally recognized best practices in risk management. Accordingly, an act establishing the National Disaster Risk Management System (Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, or SINAGERD) was promulgated in February 2011, followed by publication of its enabling regulations in May of the same year. The system’s main objectives, among others, are to identify and reduce hazard-related risks and minimize their effects, prevent the occurrence of new risks, and mobilize resources both for preparedness and for response when disaster strikes. One of the SINAGERD instruments is a financial management strategy.

Topics
DRF on Homeowners and Small Businesses
DRF on Budget Protection
DRF on Analytics
DRF on Natural Disasters
DRF on Rapid Response
DRF Training and Knowledge
DRF on Resilient Livelihoods
DRF on Agriculture
Regions & Countries
Latin America and Caribbean
Peru
Date of Publication
Aug 2016