NATIONAL COMMISSION ON RISK PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Official Mission to Nicaragua, following the emergency in this country caused Hurricane Felix, September, 2007.
The Advisory Committee of International Assistance (CATAI) was formally created in 2004 and is the component of the Emergency
Operations
Center
(COE),
responsible
for
coordinating all matters relating to international assistance and in case of disaster. This international assistance may be humanitarian or technical and occurs both when Costa Rica is
Advisory Committee of International Assistance
affected by an event and issues an appeal for international assistance, and when the damage is to one or more other countries and received a request for assistance.
Its scope is subscribed to the National Risk Prevention and
N at ional C om m iss ion on R isk Prev ent ion and Em ergenc y R es pons e
Emergency Response and the basic procedures described in the "Manual of Procedures for the Management of Logistics in
Departm ent of International
Emergencies".
Affairs and Cooperation
C ATA I Pavas, San José Frente al Aeropuerto Tobías Bolaños Tel. (+506) 2210-2841 www.cne.go.cr
Costa Rica
National Commission on Risk Prevention and Emergency Response ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL ASS ISTANCE -CATAI-
CATAI MEMBERS The Advisory Committee of International Assistance (CATAI) is the component of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), responsible for coordinating all matters relating to international assistance and in case of disaster. This international assistance may be humanitarian or technical and occurs both when Costa Rica is affected by an event and issues an appeal for international assistance, and when the damage is to one or more other countries and request assistance.
LIAISON ADVISORY AND SUPPORT GROUP
GENERAL COORDINATION
National Commission on Risk Prevention and Emergency Response
Its scope is subscribed to the National Risk Prevention and Emergency Response and the basic procedures described in the "Manual of Procedures for the Management of Logistics in Emergencies".
MINISTRIES The CATAI may request for support to other non-governmental institutions on a case by case basis depending on the emergency:
Red Cross
UN System
NGOs
International Organization
CATAI Comité Asesor Técnico de Asistencia Internacional
•
Ministry of Public Security
•
Ministry of Health
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
•
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
•
Ministry of Internal Affairs (presidency)
GENERAL MANDATE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES To establish a Technical Advisory Committee Intergovernmental
specialized
international
•
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
assistance, procedures and definitions that
•
Directorate General of Migration
establish the coordinated action of the Costa
•
Directorate General of Customs
Rican
•
CCSS
state
in
managing
institutions
involved
in
the
management of international assistance in case of emergencies and disaster.
This process includes all aspects that involve sending or receiving international assistance, be it humanitarian or technical.
PREVENTION SAVES LIFES Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgo y Atención de Emergencias –CNE-
(National
Organization)
Social
Health