Latin America (LatAm) regional group

Objectives: strengthening regional engagement, visibility, and collaboration within the LandAware network and across Latin America.

Proposal of activities/actions:

  1. Promote regional collaboration: by engaging LandAware associates from the region and additional researchers, institutional stakeholders, and government representatives relevant to landslide risk reduction and disaster prevention in Latin America.
  2. Organize specific meetings to present and discuss ongoing projects in the region: research activities on landslide science and risk management, as well as technical and institutional presentations on operational LEWS activities.
  3. Promote major scientific events (or dedicated sessions related to landslides and LEWS) to be hosted in Latin American countries.
  4. Promote international collaboration among LandAware associates and researchers and practitioners from Latin America.

Language for the meetings: Spanish, Portuguese and English

Contacts: Isabela Horta: isa.horta@usp.br; Elias Garcia-Urquia elias.urquia82@gmail.com; Johnny Vega: javega@udemedellin.edu.co; Mario Reyes: mreyes@ambiente.gob.sv