How can LAC and partner nations (such as the US), NGOs and regional/global organizations strengthen their ability to respond to natural disasters? What can the US do to improve its disaster preparedness and response in LAC? And how should the US respond to China’s disaster assistance in LAC?   

Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET to launch our collaborative report analyzing these key questions and more.

Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish will be provided for Zoom attendees.

Opening remarks

Jason Marczak, Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council

Paul Angelo, Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

Speakers

Adm. Craig Faller, Distinguished Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Admiral (retired), US Navy 

Patrick Paterson, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 

Alison Lapp, Acting Director, Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID 

Lina Gong, Research Fellow, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Program, Center for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Nanyang Technological University 

In conversation with

Wazim Mowla, Associate Director, Caribbean Initiative, Atlantic Council