Professor Fuentes just completed an assignment under special invitation of the Regional School of Sanitary and Water Resources Engineering (ERIS) in Guatemala and sponsorship of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The assignment supported building engineering leadership and capacity in the Central American region to enhance preparedness and disaster prevention and management in connection with impacts of flooding on rural and and urban environments. The assignment included lecturing on the hydrologic and hydraulic engineering aspects of extreme weather events and their relevance in design and operation of civil infrastructure. Lectures were held at the headquarters of the Guatemalan Disaster Management Agency (CONRED) under coordination of the Regional School of Sanitary and Water Resources Engineering of the National University of Saint Carlos.