| Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | August 31, 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of El Salvador |
| Headquarters | 15 Av. Norte y 9a C. Poniente Torre del Ministerio de Gobernación San Salvador |
| Agency executives | Jorge Antonio Meléndez, General Director Baudilio Ventura Portillo, Sub-director |
| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
| Website | |
| www.proteccioncivil.gob.sv | |
The National Civil Defence System for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of El Salvador (in Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres), commonly known as "Protección Civil", is an entity created to prevent disasters or reduce their impact on society, and coordinate disaster relief efforts.[1]
The Salvadoran Civil Defence System is part of a Central American network of governmental disaster relief agencies known as the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (in Spanish: Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC)). CEPREDENAC was created in the context of the Central American Integration System (SICA). [2]