Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala

CBI Member Network

Comité Coordinador de Asociaciones Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras (CACIF)

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Data reported by CACIF rom January to March 2025

Overview

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Guatemala ranks in the top five countries in the world most affected by floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes, with over 40% of the population exposed to five or more hazards at the same time. The country is exposed to both low frequency high impact events, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricantes, and high frequency low impact events such as floods and landslides.

In October 2024, two private sector networks from Guatemala joined the OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business initiatives as Member Networks:

About CACIF

CACIF is a non-profit association that has served as Guatemala’s leading business federation for over 50 years. It functions as the coordinating body for various chambers representing different economic sectors in the country, including agriculture, commerce, finance, industry, construction, sugar, exports, and small and medium enterprises. Within CACIF, a new specialized committee called “Committee for the Coordination and Business Response to Humanitarian Emergencies” (CREEH, as per its acronym in Spanish) has been established to coordinate disaster response efforts across the private sector. This committee serves as the official liaison between Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED as per its acronym in Spanish) and the business community.

Both CBI member networks will be working on procedures and mechanisms to protect businesses from sudden-onset emergencies and the impact of extreme weather events. They will also aim to empower the private sector to work more closely with the United Nations in times of peace so as to facilitate better disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Network at a glance

Host organization

Private-sector umbrella organization coordinating Guatemala’s main business chambers and associations.

Headquarters

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Number of members

8 member chambers representing 1500+ direct businesses

Scale / Business reach

100,000 MSMEs

Contact person

Juan Luis Barrios

Contact email

recepcion@cacif.org.gt

Areas of focus

Drought, Earthquake, Landslide, Tropical cyclone, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Wildfire

Last emergencies

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