CONASUR is a public institution with humanitarian vocationl; that was set up in order to adopt a strategy for prevention and reduction of the disastrous effects of natural disasters in Burkina Faso. CONASUR's mandate includes: set up and implement, with competent partners, the national plan for preparation and response to emergency situations in case of natural disasters; coordinate and evaluate national and/or external interventions aiming at reducing the effects of natural disasters; inform, sensitize and educate communities in the culture of prevention of natural calamities.
