The “V Regional Meeting on Partnerships between public and private sectors for disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean” is being organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), in cooperation with the National Emergency Office (ONEMI) of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of the Republic of Chile and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

SELA organizes these meetings to promote public-private partnerships for disaster risk reduction, stressing the need to continue supporting coordination and cooperation relations between both sectors with a view to enhancing the capacity of society and its institutions to prevent and respond to disasters.

This regional meeting is aimed at national authorities, regional and subregional agencies, international organizations, private sector and other entities related to disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean.