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Paraguay's Evolving Emergency Management System: A Case Study

Explore the transformation of Paraguay's emergency management system following the devastating 2004 Shopping Center fire. Discover the key outcomes, strengths, weaknesses, and the country's resolve towards preventing risks and managing emergencies. Witness the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead.

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Paraguay's Evolving Emergency Management System: A Case Study

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  1. Case Study: Paraguay “Comparative Latin American Emergency Management Systems

  2. Paraguay Brief Context • Landlocked county with different hazards • Shopping Center fire of 2004 • Over 400 deaths and over 1,000 burned or injured

  3. Consequences/Outcomes • This incident altered how public officials and emergency managers cope with emergencies • Prior to 2004, there was little or no government help for disasters • Today, government assistance is provided

  4. “Secretaria Emergencias Nacional” • 2004 – (SEN) created as a new government ministry position. Prior to 2004, it was only a committee • More formalized and evolving emergency management system; educational programs recently instituted • Current national campaign to fight pandemics

  5. Strengths • National resolve toward prevention of risks • A young and vibrant volunteer force • Many youths available for recruitment efforts toward performance of emergency management duties • Country is “manageable” in terms of size

  6. Weaknesses • Too few volunteers • Country is still very underdeveloped • Corruption very prevalent • From a bureaucratic perspective, many problems still abound between appointed government officials (i.e., patronage) and career bureaucrats ( i.e., careerists)

  7. Final Comments • New EM law enacted in 2005 • Formulation of policy has been set forth • Implementation remains to be seen • It is expected, however, that this country will continue to make positive strides in EM in the future • Emergency managers already exhibit many characteristics of professionalism

  8. THANK YOU!

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