Pan American Development Foundation

PADF

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Created in 1962 through a unique agreement between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the private sector, the Pan American Development Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization 501(c)(3) that creates public-private partnerships to assist the least advantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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27 July 2021

Pan American Development Foundation Podcast: Disaster risk reduction for vulnerable communities

PADF and the NASA Disasters Program are supporting the design of risk reduction strategies that target the needs of the most vulnerable people in the region.

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21 July 2017

Urban disaster resilience workshop in Guatemala

A workshop on urban disaster resilience was held in Guatemala on July 12, focusing on disaster risk reduction in Guatemalan hillside communities. The objective was knowledge sharing and engaging different sectors, as it brought together national and local government, civil society, academia, and communities.

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29 May 2017

Mapping disasters before they happen

Open-source technology is putting vulnerable communities on the map for the first time – and it could save lives. This work is part of a global initiative called Missing Maps, which aims to improve disaster preparation and the delivery of humanitarian assistance by mapping the world’s most vulnerable areas.

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15 May 2017

PADF Hosts Regional Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction

The objective of the workshop is to share experiences and best practices for disaster management, with an emphasis on urban resilience. The goals is to create a regional framework to address natural disasters based on the ideas and recommendations of participants.

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24 March 2017

Maps, drones bring lifesaving information to disaster-prone Guatemala

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is working with faculty and students at George Washington University (GWU) to bring digital mapping tools to vulnerable communities in Guatemala. The goal is to make life-saving information available to community planners, humanitarian aid workers and residents.

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1 July 2016

Southern Belize communities better prepared for natural disasters

Residents of coastal Belize are better prepared for extreme weather and the effects of climate change after a yearlong program funded by Taiwan and implemented by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF). Through a partnership, the University of Belize was also able to offer a course on GPS tracking and mapping, helping to identify vulnerable areas of coastline.

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19 November 2015

USAID/OFDA-funded project promotes climate-smart agriculture in Guatemala

A new program funded by USAID's Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will enhance the ability of thousands of vulnerable farmers in Guatemala’s 'Dry Corridor' to withstand cyclical droughts. The project will improve agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods for approximately 9,000 people in the municipalities of Sanarate and Sansare...

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20 October 2015

PADF donates GIS equipment to University of Belize with support from Taiwan

The Pan American Development Foundation donated USD $4,000 worth of technological equipment, tools and software to the University of Belize, under the project 'Community Preparedness and Resilience: Community-Based Approaches to Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation in Belize'...