Country page - Uruguay

Updated on 7 February 2024

   

HAZARD

 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS

Drought

 

Improvement of SATs (Support and Assistance Teams)

Enhance SATs by providing additional resources, training, and technical support to strengthen their capacity in responding to emergencies and coordinating disaster management efforts effectively.

Establishment of protocols for emergency declarations

Develop clear and standardized protocols for the declaration of emergencies, ensuring a consistent and transparent process for assessing and declaring emergencies in a timely manner.

Strengthening of technical tables for prevention measure monitoring

Enhance the technical tables responsible for monitoring prevention measures by providing necessary resources, expertise, and coordination to effectively track and evaluate the implementation and impact of preventive actions.

Improvement of climate services for small producers

Enhance climate services specifically tailored for small producers, ensuring effective communication of weather and climate-related information, forecasts, and advisories

Measures for economic relief

measures for economic relief, including tax reductions, facilitating improved access to loans, and promoting production insurance, to support affected communities and sectors in recovering from climate-related impacts and building resilience.

Enhanced record-keeping for emergency care

Improve the record-keeping of physical and technical assistance provided during emergency situations, by unifying indicators and reporting periods.

Improvements in shelter, shade, pastures, and livestock diets

Enhance measures related to shelter, shade, pastures, and livestock diets to mitigate the impacts of climate change on livestock and enhance their well-being, including improving infrastructure, implementing effective shade measures, promoting sustainable grazing practices, and providing support for balanced and resilient livestock diets.

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