The PREDES volunteer organization founded in 1983 implements lobbying processes to incorporate risk reduction criteria in the regional and local development plans of the different cities in Peru, which help reduce the vulnerability of threatened communities.
So far, the Organization has promoted training pro- grams in topics related to preparedness and emergency response for communities, and has built alliances with the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI, Spanish acronym) to obtain local coordinated support through its volunteer groups.
PREDES’s work is to foster a culture of prevention and responsibility in the management of a natural environment at national level and to avoid the generation or expansion of risks.