COPECO definition

COPECO means Comision Permanente de Contingencias, the Borrower’s Permanent Commission on Contingencies, a legal entity established pursuant to Decree 9-90 to coordinate the efforts of the public and private sectors in the prevention, planning, management and execution of, inter alia, emergency assistance and rescue of the population affected by natural phenomena;
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Examples of COPECO in a sentence

  • TechnoServe collaborates with the Permanent Emergency Contingency Committee (COPECO) and other actors to train targeted local and national government personnel to strengthen areas that enable smallholder producers to respond more effectively to climatic crises, including drought and rain excess.

  • To this end, the Recipient shall cause the Project to be carried out by COPECO in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the General Conditions.

  • Plan of the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO) is linked to the Health Secretariat National Emergency Plan and is supported by the National System for Risk Management Law (SINAGER – Spanish acronym).

  • Honduras’ political and legal framework establishes the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO – Spanish acronym) as the lead agency during emergencies.

  • COPECO coordinates activities closely with the MOH in all disasters, including public health emergencies.

  • During emergencies, COPECO coordinates communications, and the need for air and sea transportation.

  • Triggers to activate foreign assistance are determined by COPECO and supported by The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

  • COPECO has an organizational structure that includes command and control protocols, interagency coordination, communications system and public information management.

  • The MOH and the COPECO warehouse staff occasionally receive training (e.g., training on the Humanitarian Supply Management System).

  • If the distribution of assets exceeds their capacity, they request support from the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO – Spanish acronym).