Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología

The National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala (in Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH)) is a scientific agency of the Guatemalan government. The agency was created to study and monitor atmospheric, geophysical and hydrological phenomena and events, their hazards to Guatemalan society, and to provide recommendations to the government and the private sector in the occurrence of natural disasters. The agency has four major scientific disciplines, concerning Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology. ^[2]

Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH)

Logo of INSIVUMEH
Headquarters of the agency
Agency overview
Formed	March 26, 1976
Jurisdiction	Government of Guatemala
Headquarters	Guatemala City
Annual budget	Q 29,085,525 (2008)[1] (US$ 2,647,272)
Agency executives	Juan Pablo Oliva Hernández, General Director Raúl Armando Salguero Girón, Deputy General Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing
Website	www.insivumeh.gob.gt

The INSIVUMEH was created in March 1976, shortly after the major 1976 Guatemala earthquake and is part of the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing.^[2]