A successful risk reduction model

The Risk Reduction Management Centres (RRMC) model establishes the possibility of mitigating disaster impacts through an informed, coordinated, multi-disciplinary and decentralized approach which focuses on identifying hazards and acting preemptively to reduce risks. This approach has contributed to the excellent track record in Cuba of protecting human life and livelihoods through preparedness and institutional capacity building at a local level.

This documentation provides an analysis of the structure and operation of the Risk Reduction Management Centres and a categorisation of their tools, best practices and lessons learned that have resulted in a successful disaster risk reduction model for the Caribbean.