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With great satisfaction the Geophysical Institute of Peru IGP an agency attached to the Ministry of the Environment finished teaching the course Climate variability and forest fires for disaster risk management through which it was possible to train more than 60 Officials specialized in Disaster Risk Management DRM of the Regional Emergency Operations Centers COER of 19 regions of the country. Over 4 weeks IGP researchers specialists in climate variability and change the El Nio phenomenon forest fires adaptation and vulnerability to natural phenomena joined by specialists from the National Forestry and Wildlife Service SERFOR and the Ministry of the Environment MINAM met virtually with the officials selected to receive the course who after a constant evaluation process will receive a certificate that certifies their participation and approval of the course designed by the IGP. The completion of this course has made it possible to strengthen the ties of coordination joint work and provision of information between the IGP MINAM SERFOR and the regional governments. In addition to presenting the aforementioned topics the products that are generated periodically and shared with the COERs were announced which aim to contribute to reducing the risk of disasters in the event of meteorological events and others generated by the action of the men. The work of the IGP does not end with carrying out the investigation and monitoring of the danger but rather it is projected to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of decision makers. This course is a reflection of what we pursue as an institution. We must understand that disaster risk management is based on scientific information which must be assimilated and shared in order to build an organized and resilient society highlights Hernando Tavera executive president of the IGP.
