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 Latin America and the Caribbean -Contacts-

 Cuba

 
Basic Data*

Area: 110.816 km2
Capital: La Havana
Language: Spanish
Total population: 11,2 (millions 2004)
Urban population: 75.5 (% of total)
Total estimated population 2015: 11.4 (millions)
Currency: Cuban peso
GDP Per Capita: ...
Grow rate of population: 0.2 (%/annum, 2004-2015)
Religion(s): Roman Catholic and others
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source: 91 (%, annum 2004)
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation: 98 (%, annum 2004)
Borders: Between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, to the south of Florida, USA, north of Jamaica, east of the Yucatan Peninsula, west of the Bahamas and La Española, and northwest of Haiti

Record of disasters:
http://www.em-dat.net/disasters/Visualisation/profiles/natural-table-emdat.php?country=Cuba

Technological disasters:
http://www.em-dat.net/disasters/Visualisation/profiles/tech-table-emdat.php?country=Cuba


 

Cuba Civil Defense
Oficina de Desastres
Calle 18 Esquina A 7a Avenida Miramar, La Habana
Tel: (537) 23-5085
Fax: (537) 33-2780
E-mail: dcncir@infomed.sld.cu
Web side: http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/minfar/default.htm

Red Cross
Calle Cazada No. 51 esq.
13 Vedado C. Habana. Cuba
CP: 10400
Tel: (537) 55-2555 / 56
Fax: (537) 66-2057
E-mail: crsn@infomed.sld.cu


United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Calle 18 No. 110 entre primera y tercera, Miramar.
Apdo. 4138
La Havana, Cuba
Tel:(537) 204-1512, 13, 14, 15, 17
Fax: (537) 204-1516
E-mail: fo.cub@undp.org.cu
Web Site: http://www.undp.org.cu/

Doctors Without Borders
Calle Anacaona 186 - E
Mambi y Padre Las Casas
Reparto Terrazas de Vista Alegre
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Tel: (226) 42-593
Fax: (226) 87-264
E-mail: msfscu@ip.etecsa.cu


Doctors Without Borders
Calle 27 No.707 e/ A y B
Vedado
La Habana, Cuba
Tel: (53-76) 62029
Fax: (53-76) 62029
E-mail: msfh@infomed.sld.cu


Latinoamerican Center of Disaster Medicine (CLAMED)
Calle 18, No. 710 entre 7º y 29
Miramar Playa, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
Tel: (537) 22-3636 / 22-3644
Fax: (537) 24-8806
E-mail: clamed@clamed.sld.cu
Web Site: http://www.clamed.sld.cu


Cuban Society of Veterinary Medicine in Case of Disaster
Paseo No. 604 e/25 y 27
Vedado, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
Tel: (537) 30-8064
E-mail: SCMVCD@infomed.sld.cu

National Center of Reference for Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters
(PREMIDES/CECAT/ISPJAE)
Calle 127 s/n Marianao.
Apdo. 19390
Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
Telefax: (537) 20-1729
E-mail: llanes@cecat.ispjae.edu.cu
Web Site: http://www.cujae.edu.cu/centros/cecat/html/premides.htm


University of Oriente. Department of Civil Engineering
Avenida Las Américas s/n Casero. Santiago de Cuba
Tel. (53-226) 64-2908
E-mail: josen@fco.uo.edu.cu
Web Site: http://www.uo.edu.cu/fac/fco/otrasweb/gruposismo.htm


National Office of Disaster Situations
Calle 18 Esquina A, 7ma Avenida
Miramar, La Habana
Tel: (537) 235-085, 203-5085
Fax: (537) 203 0984
E-mail: ond@informed.sld.cu


Ministry of Health Public. Disaster Programme Coordinator.

Calle 23, Esq. N. Plaza Revolución, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 320897
Fax: (53-7) 32-6472
E-mail: conde@clamed.sld.cu


Meteorological Institute of Cuba. Ministry of Science, Technology and Environmental of the Cuba Republic
E-mail: meteoro@ceniai.inf.cu
Web Site: http://www.met.inf.cu/

National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Calle Infanta No.1158 e/ Llinás y Clavel
Centro Habana, Ciudad de la Habana, CUBA.
Código Postal 10300.
Tel: (537) 8705723 / 8781479
Fax: (537) 8662404
E-mail:serra@inhem.sld.cu
Web Site: http://www.inhem.sld.cu/

National Physcial Planning Office. UN-Habitat
Tel: (53-023) 427440
Fax: (53-023) 427440


National Housing Institute (INVI)
Tel: (537) 830-4075


Physical Planning Institute (IPF)

Lamparilla No.65, Habana Vieja
La Habana, Cuba
Tel: (537) 862-9667


Municipal Government of La Habana Vieja

Tel: (537) 867-6066
Fax: (537) 862-2681


ECOSUR

CIDEM, Universidad Central de Las Villas, CP 54830
Santa Clara, Cuba
Tel: (53 42) 281561 / 281065
Fax: (53 42) 281539
E-mail: ecosur@ecosur.org
Web Site: http://www.ecosur.org/


Ozone Research Center, Cuba
Calle 230 No. 1313 esq. Avenida 15, Siboney, Playa,
Apartado Postal 6412
Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Tel.: (53-7) 271-2324, 271-1335
Fax: (53-7) 271-0233
E-mail: ozono@infomed.sld.cu
Web Site: http://www.ozono.cubaweb.cu


Ministry of Science, Technology y Environmental
Capitolio Nacional. Industria y San José, Habana Vieja.
La Habana, Cuba.
Apdo: 10200.
Tel: (53 42) 867-0618, 867-0625
Fax: (53 42) 33-8654
Email: citma@ceniai.inf.cu

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Calle 18 entre 1ra y 3ra, edificio NNUU, La Habana, Cuba
Tel.: (537) 204-1512 / 204-1513 / 204-1515
Fax: (537) 204-0234
E-mail: habana@cosude.org
Web Site: http://www.cosude.cu/index.htm


 
* Source: Statistics and indicators are provided by the International Center for Scientific Research (CIRS); the United Nations Statistics Division from the World Statistics Pocketbook, Statistical Yearbook and Report, except capital cities, languages and illiteracy rate; the Human Development Report 2006; and the Data Base of Stadistics and Social Indicators (BADEINSO) of ECLAC.

Regional Disaster Information Center
Tel: (506) 296.3952 | Fax: (506) 2231.5973
Pavas, San José, Costa Rica,
P.O. Box 1122-1200 San José, Costa Rica – 101092
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