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In Ecuador, the Chamber of Industries and Production (CIP or Cámara de Industrias y Producción) created a trust to bolster the country’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.

Over the last 4 years, the river and its surrounding area within the Amazon basin have experienced a lava dam collapse, 500 million tons of sediment displaced down the river, landslides and the formation of what is dubbed the "Ecuadorian Grand Canyon."

The Ecuadorian Red Cross activated its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Extreme Rainfall related to the El Niño Phenomenon. It has constantly monitored forecasts for each trigger threshold listed – and now the third trigger has been reached.

La Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos ha impulsado la conformación de Comités Comunitarios de Gestión de Riesgos (CCGR), concebidos como organizaciones comunitarias que forman parte del Sistema Nacional Descentralizado de Gestión de Riesgos (SNDGR).

Según los registros de la Dirección de Monitoreo de Eventos Adversos de la Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos, se ha observado un considerable aumento en el número de personas directamente afectadas por desastres en Ecuador en los últimos 12 años.

This seismic risk profile of Ecuador, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries to document the SNIPs’ response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and lessons-learned for stimulating economic recovery in a resilient manner.

Barcarena and Porto Alegre in Brazil, and Quito in Ecuador, have become the latest Resilience Hubs of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.