Análisis comparativo en la implementación de matrices para priorización de riesgos en el Municipio de Pereira, Colombia

Abstract

The present work is framed in the methods and techniques of disaster risk assessment and management used in various territorial contexts to understand the social, natural and socio-natural processes that determine the risk of the occurrence of a disaster. This work aims to apply the methodologies of the Oregon Emergency Management of the United States of America and the National Civil Protection Authority of Portugal for the prioritization of risk at the local level, taking as a case study the municipality of Pereira, Colombia. To achieve the defined objective, a review of the DesInventar (international) and VISOR (national) emergencies and disasters databases was performed, these databases with information available for the study area, thus, the main types of events recorded in the period of 93 years (1926-2019) were identified. Finally, with the application of the mentioned methodologies, the priorities for risk intervention in the municipality under study were defined. The priority risks in the municipality of Pereira and their order of prioritization (from the highest priority to the least priority) are mass movements, floods, earthquakes and strong winds.