Institutions

In its role as a bridge between communities dedicated to risk management, emergency response and space technologies, UN-SPIDER facilitates global and regional networking of organizations and institutions. This list of institutions contains profiles including information on mandates, capacities, and skills in each institution.

 

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  • Global Paleofire Working Group (GPWG)
    The aim of GPD is to provide the scientific community with a global paleofire dataset for research and archiving sedimentary records of fire.The GPWG will meet the growing needs of interdisciplinary fire scientists and practitioners by developing…
  • Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
    The GSDI Association is an inclusive organization of organizations, agencies, firms, and individuals from around the world. The purpose of the organization is to promote international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national and…
  • Google
    Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
  • GRID Arendal
    GRID-Arendal was established in 1989 to support environmentally sustainable development by working with UN Environment and other partners. It communicates environmental knowledge that strengthens management capacity and motivates decision-makers to…
  • Guatemalan Coordinating Agency for Disaster Reduction (CONRED)
    Guatemala’s territory, due to its geographical, geological and tectonic conditions, is classified as one of the countries with a highest potential for multiple natural hazards. And due to its social and economic situation as well as its…
  • Guatemalan Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of the Rafael Landivar University (IARNA – URL)
    The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment is one of the ten Institutes for research established in the University Rafael Sandivar. It promotes knowledge generation processes that provide solutions to progress in a sustainable…
  • Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA)
    The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala is a public institution that promotes the sustainable management of the natural resources in order to prompt the territorial, agricultural, forestall and hydro-biological development. It…
  • Guatemalan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN)
    The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is the public entity specialized in the area of environment and natural goods and services from the Public Sector. Its mission is to protect the natural systems that develop and sustain life in all…
  • Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE)
    As the diplomatic representative of the State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides the Guatemalan nationality and ensures compliance of the Migration Legislation. It delineates and preserves the boundaries of the national territory and…
  • Guatemalan Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MISPAS)
    Its mission is to ensure the right to health of the inhabitants of Guatemala, exercising the leadership of the health sector through conduction, coordination and regulation of the health services, and controlling the financing and management of the…
  • Guatemalan National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYT)
    The National Council for Science and Technology is the governing body in the field of scientific and technological progress, and it is responsible for the promotion and coordination of scientific and technological activities carried out by the…
  • Guatemalan National Geographic Institute (IGN)
    The National Geographic Institute "Engineer Alfredo Gomez Obiols" is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA). It is the public agency dedicated to generate reliable geographic and cartographic information for…
  • Guatemalan National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH)
    INSIVUMEH is the entity that constantly monitors the surge, weather, earthquakes and volcanoes in Guatemala, a country with high risks of natural disasters. It does so in order to predict, prevent, adequately manage and minimise the consequences of…
  • Guatemalan Secretariat for Food and Nutritional Security (SESAN)
    The SESAN is the institution responsible for planning, coordinating, integrating and monitoring the interventions food and nutritional security interventions in the public sector, society and international cooperation organisms. Website: http://www.…
  • Guatemalan Secretariat for Planning and Programming of the Presidency (SEGEPLAN)
    The SEGEPLAN is the State planning body, established as an institution to support the powers of the presidency. It contributes to the formulation of the general development policy of the government and assesses its implementation and impact.