Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres

Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres
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
  • Jorge Antonio Meléndez, General Director
  • Baudilio Ventura Portillo, Sub-director
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.[1]

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). [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Decreto Legislativo 777 Ley de protección civil, prevención y mitigación de desastres". Corte Suprema de Justica. 2005-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de Desastres Naturales en America Central (CEPREDENAC)". sica.int.
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