| ANI | National Infrastructure Agency Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura |
| CAR | Regional autonomous corporation Corporación autónoma regional |
| CNGRD | National Council for Disaster Risk Management Consejo Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres |
| CNMD | National Committee for Disaster Management Comité Nacional para el Manejo de Desastres |
| CNRCR | National Committee for Risk Knowledge Comité Nacional de Conocimiento del Riesgo |
| CNRR | National Committee for Risk Reduction Comité Nacional para la Reducción del Riesgo |
| DAPRE | Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic Departamento Administrativo de la Presidencia de la República |
| DFAA | Disaster financial assistance arrangement |
| DIMAR | Directorate General of Maritime Affairs Dirección General Marítima |
| DNP | Department of National Planning Departamento Nacional de Planeación |
| ELN | National Liberation Army |
| FARC | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia |
| FNGRD | National Fund for Disaster Risk Management Fondo Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres |
| IDEAM | Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology, and Environmental Studies Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales |
| INVEMAR | Institute for Marine and Coastal Research “Jose Benito Vives de Andreis” |
| NATECH | Natural hazard triggering technological disasters |
| NRA | National Risk Assessment (United Kingdom) |
| PND | National Development Plan Plan Nacional de Desarrollo |
| PNGRD | National Plan for Disaster Risk Management Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres |
| PNPAD | Plan for Disaster Prevention and Attention Plan Nacional de Prevención y Atención de Desastres |
| SGC | Colombian Geological Service Servicio Geológico Colombiano |
| SNGRD | National System for Disaster Risk Management Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres |
| SNPAD | National System for Disaster Prevention and Response Sistema Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres |
| UNGRD | National Unit for Disaster Risk Management Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres |
Risk Governance Scan of Colombia