The National Institute of Civil Defence (, INDECI), created in 1972 as the National System of Civil Defence (, SINADECI), is a public organisation dependent on the
Ministry of Defence
A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...
of
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.
History
It was created by the
Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru
The Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces () was a military dictatorship that ruled Peru from 1968 to 1980 after a successful 1968 Peruvian coup d'état, coup d'état by the Armed Forces of Peru. Official Peruvian historiography refers to t ...
on March 29, 1972, through Decree Law No. 19338, it was initially known as the National Civil Defense System (Sinadeci). The creation of this organization was a direct response to the devastating
Ancash earthquake of 1970. On , it was formally created under its current name.
In 1998, the investigative team of journalist
Ricardo Uceda, who had resigned as editor-in-chief of ''
Sí'' to form a special investigative team at ''
El Comercio'' in 1994,
exposed the misuse of state funds intended for the survivors of floods and mudslides induced by the
1997-98 El Niño event as part of their investigations focused on cases of governmental corruption.
The story resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of Civil Defence Chief General Homero Nureña.
Article 13 of Law No. 29664 defines Indeci as a public executing entity with budgetary authority. Its main responsibility is to coordinate, facilitate and supervise the formulation and implementation of the National Policy and the National Disaster Risk Management Plan. This includes the preparation, response and rehabilitation processes. Under the same law, Indeci is divided into four components of prospective work: estimation, prevention, reduction and reconstruction. In addition, the National Centre for Disaster Risk Estimation, Prevention and Reduction () was created. However, the creation of Cenepred has sparked some controversies and raised doubts about its effectiveness.
Despite these controversies, Indeci continues to play a vital role in disaster risk management in Peru, working closely with regional and local governments to assess damage and needs in the aftermath of disasters.
See also
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Ministry of Defence (Peru)
The Ministry of Defence (, MINDEF) is the government ministry responsible for safeguarding national security on land, sea and air. It exercises command over the Military of Peru, Peruvian Armed Forces composed of the Peruvian Army, Army, the Peruv ...
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Ministry of Defence (Peru)
1972 establishments in Peru
1987 establishments in Peru