# Comité Coordinador de Asociaciones Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras (CACIF)
## Overview
### RISK PROFILE
Guatemala ranks in [the top five countries in the world most affected by floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes](https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/guatemala/vulnerability), 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:
- The [Comité Coordinador de Asociaciones Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras](https://cacif.org.gt/) (the Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations, or CACIF as per its acronym in Spanish), and
- [CentraRSE](https://centrarse.org/), a civil business association that promotes corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in the country.
### **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](https://cacif.org.gt/presentan-comite-coordinador-ante-emergencias-humanitarias/)” (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.
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## 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
## Most recent emergencies
## **l**atest from Guatemala
News October 18, 2024
### The Connecting Business initiative welcomes new partners from Chile and Guatemala
Three new organizations have joined the Connecting Business initiative (CBI) as partners, known as Member Networks. They were welcomed during a ceremonial launch as…
[The Connecting Business initiative welcomes new partners from Chile and Guatemala](https://connectingbusiness.org/news/new-partners-chile-guatemala/)
News November 18, 2025
### New partnership with SpaceX in Guatemala guarantees nationwide coverage during emergencies
\[En español mas abajo\] On Friday 17 November, Guatemala took a decisive step toward strengthening its national emergency communications system. In an event…
[New partnership with SpaceX in Guatemala guarantees nationwide coverage during emergencies](https://connectingbusiness.org/news/starlink-disasterriskreduction-guatemala/)