About the CDMHA
Reference Library and Tool Kit for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2nd Edition

The Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Reference Library and Tool Kit for Latin America and the Caribbean was developed to assist: 1) Disaster Management Planners, in the office environment, and 2) Students.  A CD-ROM version is also available to assist during field operations where internet access is limited or non existent.

The CD was originally designed and developed on an Apple iBook, using Netscape Composer, and forms the foundation of the web site.  It  will look and work the same with either the MS Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator browser.

  • If viewed on a screen resolution of 640X480, an Arial font of 12 is recommended.
  • If viewed on a screen resolution of 800X600, an Arial font of 14 is recommended. 
  • However, you may adjust your screen resolution, font and font size however you wish.
The majority of files are Portable Document Files (*.pdf, requiring Acrobat Reader, available in the TOOLS section).

There are a couple executable (*.exe) available, which may be downloaded to your hard drive (IBM/MS compatible only).

There are also a few MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint files (viewers for each are available in the TOOLS section).