Country coverage: Nicaragua
Regional coverage: Central America
Field of Expertise: Architecture, GIS and Disaster Risk Reduction
Language: Spanish, English and Portugues
Email: naigcisnerosa83@gmail.com
Nadeisha Cisneros has 9 years of international experience in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. She has contributed to the development of community disaster risk management plans as well as to development of climate change adaptation development plans at local level and within business sector. She has participated in the research on physical vulnerability index in hospitals, school and refugees centres. Nadeisha Cisneros worked as an instructor of UN-Habitat and UNDRR courses on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Local Development in Latin America. Currently, she works as independent consultant within the area of managing disaster risk reduction, climate change, territorial planning and sustainable development.
Campaign Activities-
Participated in the Making Cities Resilient launch in Nicaragua.
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Participated in Advisory Panel and partner meetings: New Strategies for Implementation of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign.
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Organized good practice exchange meeting “Resilience for Central America”
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Participated in the III Regional Platform Session for Disaster Risk Reduction in Santiago, Chile.
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Participated in the IV Regional Platform Session for Disaster Risk Reduction in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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In cooperation with other organizations (Red Cross, DIPECHO) helped bringing local governments to the campaign.
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Assisted in preparation of Self-Assessment Reports for Local Governments.
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Promoted GAR within the business sector.
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Coordinated Red Cross volunteers professionals for resilience actions.
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Helped the development of educational material the making Cities Resilient Campaign in Nicaragua.
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Promoted the campaign in the radio, tv and written media.
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Organized meetings, workshops on resilience planning with local authorities and technical experts .