ECLAC is a pioneer in the field of disaster assessment and in the development and dissemination of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology and Post Disaster Assessment (PDNA) methodology.
ECLAC offers training in the DaLA methodology to interested organizations, and has published the Handbook for Disaster Assessment to help countries perform their own assessments.
Find out more at the Disaster Assessment Portal.
Recent training workshops:
- Latin America
- Argentina, 19-21 February 2019
- Guatemala, 16-17 August 2018
- Havana, Cuba 11-13 October 2018
- Argentina, 7-10 May 2018
- Caribbean
- Training for UN staff in Port of Spain, 2019
- Port of Spain, 6 – 8 February 2019
- TCI, 30 – 31 January 2019
- British Virgin Islands, 6 December 2018
- Bahamas, 14 – 15 November 2018
- Anguilla, 24 – 25 October 2018
Audience
Staff from different government organizations and private sector that might be responsible for collection of sectoral data related to disasters
Products
Capacitate local individuals to perform assessment in small scale recurrent events
Capacitate local agencies to develop their own baseline
Explain the procedure and clarify questions related to previous DaLA Assessments
Handbook on the Damage and Loss Assessment Methodology
Exercise book on the Damage and Loss Assessment Methodology
Contact
Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit: sddu-pos@eclac.org