By: Communications Equipment

In the Cultural Center Riohacha, entities that are part of the Regional Council for Risk Management met to publicize the joint work of the authorities in La Guajira, to address impacts in the region would face the likelihood of occurrence of La Niña Phenomenon.

In this regard, the Corporation announced the actions that will contribute to mitigating the effects associated with the rainy season forecast for the last quarter of 2016. Likewise, He appealed to local authorities, Regional and Local Committees for Disaster Prevention and Response and the general public, to step up surveillance of unstable areas and high vulnerability.

Based on the law 1523 of 2012, by which the national policy of disaster risk management is adopted and the National System for Disaster Risk Management is set, the Corporation provides technical support to local authorities to identify the sectors with greatest threats to the population and adopt adequate measures for emergency management and risk reduction.

The highest environmental authority, in line with the recommendations of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideas), It is replicating and interpreting information from weather forecasts and advancing environmental education campaigns related to climate phenomenon in order to mitigate the effects of the arrival of rains and avoid major damages in the region.

La Guajira department is the most vulnerable country, to phenomena and climatic variabilities. According to the Early Warning System over 250 thousand people were affected by the rainy season 2010.

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1. La Guajira department is the most vulnerable country, to phenomena and climatic variabilities. According to the Early Warning System over 250 thousand people were affected by the rainy season 2010.

2. The Corporation provides technical support to local authorities to identify the sectors with greatest threats to the population and adopt appropriate measures for emergency management and risk eduction.

3. According to IDEAM, the rainy season starts in the last quarter of 2016 and gain strength in the first quarter of 2017, thus triggering the phenomenon of La Niña in Colombia.