scholarly journals Descripción de tecnología aplicada y uso de TIC para la gestión de riesgos de desastres: "Caso México" / Description of Applied Technology and Use of ICT for Management of Disaster Risks: "Mexico Case"

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Gregoria Rosa Rodríguez Godínez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Applied Technology ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
And Control ◽  
Financial Losses

ABSTRACTDisasters cause problems where they occur, such as: human, economic, and financial losses, impacting society by not knowing what to do; The objective of this article is to propose the management of technological tools, the use of ICT platforms for disaster risk management in Mexico, to plan, organize, execute, direct and control, in a quick, valuable and concise manner, risk events to which the population is exposed and implement technological surveillance for its development, in emergency management entities, which enable decision makers to act in real time.RESUMENLos desastres causan problemas donde se presentan, como: pérdidas humanas, económicas, financieras, impactando la sociedad al no saber qué hacer; el objetivo del presente artículo es proponer la gestión de herramientas tecnológicas, el uso de plataformas TIC para la gestión de riesgos de desastres en México, para planear, organizar, ejecutar, dirigir y controlar, de manera rápida, valiosa y concisa, eventos de riesgo a los que está expuesta la población e implementar vigilancia tecnológica para su desarrollo, en las entidades de manejo de emergencias, que posibiliten a los tomadores de decisiones actuar en tiempo real.

Towards a multi-risk, multi-sector, systemic approach to risk management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Ward ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Risk Managers

<p>Whilst the last decade saw huge scientific advances in understanding natural hazard risks, most research and policy still addresses risk from a single-hazard, single-sector, perspective. This presents obstacles for addressing real-world challenges faced by risk managers and other decision-makers. Firstly, multiple hazards can have interrelated effects on risk. How can risk be better managed by considering these interrelated effects? Secondly, disaster risk management (DRM) measures taken to reduce risk from one hazard may increase risk from another hazard. How can we better account for these dynamic feedbacks between risk drivers? Thirdly, these interrelated effects have impacts across sectors. How can we account for these trade-offs and synergies across sectors, regions, and hazards? The aforementioned challenges exist within the context of an increasingly interconnected world, increased pressure for space, and climate change, in which the magnitude and frequency of single and multi-hazards are changing at an unprecedented rate. A paradigm shift is needed to successfully address these kinds of complex questions and challenges.</p><p> </p><p>The vision of the MYRIAD-EU team is to catalyse this paradigm shift required to move towards a multi-risk, multi-sector, systemic approach to risk management. We embark on a research programme that aims to enable policy-makers, decision-makers, and practitioners to develop forward-looking disaster risk management pathways that assess trade-offs and synergies across sectors, hazards, and scales. To do this, we will co-develop a framework for multi-hazard, multi-sector, systemic risk management, and state-of-the-art products and services to operationalise the framework. To test our framework, products and services, we plan to implement them with stakeholders in five Pilots: North Sea, Canary Islands, Scandinavia, Danube, Veneto. In this contribution, we will present the plans and vision for this ambitious research programme and look for links with existing risk multi-risk projects, networks, and activities.</p>

Climate Services for Meteorological Disaster Risk Reduction in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianchun Song ◽  
Yujie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Meteorological Disaster ◽  
Meteorological Disasters

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>  China belongs to monsoon climate suffering from a wide-range of meteorological disasters such as flood, drought, typhoon, heat wave, frost, haze, sandstorm and etc. Many of these disasters have become more frequent and resulted in more significant impacts on socio-economy development in China in recent decades, and this can be attributed to climate change in part. From 1984 to 2018, the average annual direct economic loss caused by meteorological disasters reached $29 billion, accounting for 1.8% of the GDP coupled with a death toll of up to 3710 people. It is of major national importance to provide high-quality, useable climate services to help manage and reduce the risk of meteorological disasters, as well as to aid sustainable development.</p><p>We describe the climate services for the whole cycle of disaster risk management including risk identification, risk warning, disaster prevention, restoration and reconstruction in China. Based on the practices of National Climate Center(NCC) of China Meteorological Administration, we summarize the benefits, experiences and challenges of climate services for meteorological disaster risk reduction in China.</p><p>Firstly, identifying and understanding climate risks are fundamental for effective disaster risk management. In addition to short term risk management, such climate services assist in building long term resilience through restoration and reconstruction which focus on reducing the underlying risk factors, siting critical infrastructure, transferring risks and strengthening disaster preparedness capacity. Secondly, China has established successful working approaches, such as government leadership, coordination among different sectors, and participation from key communities, to more effectively manage disasters. Thirdly, capacity building of climate services for disaster risk reduction is very important. NCC has established a climate impact assessment service platform including comprehensive climate risk assessment indicators, quantitative assessment of the scope, intensity, duration and losses in meteorological disasters. These services are tailored to decision-making for the effective management of disasters for society. Finally, we discuss the challenges of climate services for disaster risk reduction. Many decision-makers in climate sensitive sectors have insufficient awareness of their vulnerability to future climate change. In fact, decision-makers would benefit from better understandings of climate-related hazards and impacts. A more comprehensive assessment of the risk of meteorological-related disasters needs undertaking, along with an analysis of the vulnerability of the hazard-affected system and interactions between meteorological-related disasters and socio-economic systems.</p>

Natural Hazards Governance in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. P. Gülkan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Management Science ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Major Disaster ◽  
Legislative Changes

The current outlook in disaster risk management in Turkey is examined in its historic context in this article. Policies, legislation, and specific responsive actions have culminated in 2009 in the formation of a nationwide Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (“Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı” or AFAD in Turkish) that reports directly to the prime minister. Earthquakes are the principal drivers for disaster management in Turkey. The assessment of the system in effect in Turkey from a management science viewpoint is summarized. The chronological description of the Turkish system has been linked to major disaster occurrences and consequent legislative changes.

Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction in Latin America

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Montoro ◽  
Pedro Ferradas ◽  
Miguel Muñoz ◽  
Douglas Azabache ◽  
Orlando Chuquisengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management

Slopeland disaster risk management in tourism

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 759-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Hung Tsai ◽  
Shu-Chuan LinLiu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management

scholarly journals Health Workforce Development in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: The Need for Evidence-Based Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3382
Author(s):  
Kevin K. C. Hung ◽  
Sonoe Mashino ◽  
Emily Y. Y. Chan ◽  
Makiko K. MacDermot ◽  
Satchit Balsari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Literature Reviews

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 placed human health at the centre of disaster risk reduction, calling for the global community to enhance local and national health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM). The Health EDRM Framework, published in 2019, describes the functions required for comprehensive disaster risk management across prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery to improve the resilience and health security of communities, countries, and health systems. Evidence-based Health EDRM workforce development is vital. However, there are still significant gaps in the evidence identifying common competencies for training and education programmes, and the clarification of strategies for workforce retention, motivation, deployment, and coordination. Initiated in June 2020, this project includes literature reviews, case studies, and an expert consensus (modified Delphi) study. Literature reviews in English, Japanese, and Chinese aim to identify research gaps and explore core competencies for Health EDRM workforce training. Thirteen Health EDRM related case studies from six WHO regions will illustrate best practices (and pitfalls) and inform the consensus study. Consensus will be sought from global experts in emergency and disaster medicine, nursing, public health and related disciplines. Recommendations for developing effective health workforce strategies for low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries will then be disseminated.

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