Latin America

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Latin America Caribbean

• Regional Initiative

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• Latin America Caribbean Strengths
• Strong Existing Initiatives
• CAPRA
• RESIS
• Strong Intergovernmental Institutions
• CEPREDENAC
• CERESIS
• Strong International Partnerships
• USA
• Canada
• Norway
• Spain

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• Latin America Caribbean Challenges for GEM
• Complement Existing Initiatives and Find
  Synergies
• Avoid Duplication
• Collaborate Fruitfully within Existing
  Institutions
• Build Local Technical Capacity
• Enlarge the Funding Pie

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• Latin America Caribbean Discussion Agenda
• CAPRA Strategy
• Edward Anderson, World Bank
• CAPRA Snapshot of results
• Omar Dario Cardona, National University of
  Colombia
• RESIS Overview
• Conrad Lindholm, NORSAR
• Andes Fault Mapping
• Reginald Hermanns, Norway Geological Survey
• West Indies capacity-building
• Lloyd Lynch, University of West Indies

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• Latin America Caribbean Next Steps
• Workshop for Technical Collaboration
• Coordination of Funding Strategy