The Regional Group on Risks, Emergencies and Disasters for Latin America and the Caribbean (REDLAC) is a regional coordination platform for disaster preparedness and response, which emerged as a way to improve joint analysis and provide regional support to global and national partners.

Established in 2003, REDLAC is composed by regional organisations present in Panama, inspired by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Through REDLAC, organisations work together to strengthen technical capacities and competencies, in order to improve the regional response to disasters through a sectoral approach. REDLAC facilitates better coordination, preparation and information sharing, and facilitates a permanent dialogue between actors.

In 2015, in response to the growing protection needs of people and communities due to generalised and criminal violence in various regions of the North of Central America (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala), a Regional Protection Group was formed under the REDLAC structure in Panama.