Haiti is one of the countries with the highest risk index for natural disasters in the world and one of the highest indicators of lack of resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. Year after year, the hurricane season arrives between June and November, generating extreme weather events including rain, strong winds, fast and slow floods, and landslides. Considering only … [Read more...] about How to include climate risk in the design of bridges in Haiti
Juan Camilo Olaya
Ingeniero Civil y Ambiental de la Universidad de Los Andes, con maestría en recursos hídricos e ingeniería en la Universidad Técnica de Dresden (Alemania) y estudios de gestión del riesgo por inundación en la misma universidad. Adicionalmente cuenta con estudios de preparación de información para modelación de inundaciones a partir de sensores remotos en la Universidad Internacional de Florida (FIU - EEUU). Como principales temas de interés se encuentran la evaluación de riesgo por inundación en cultivos agrícolas e infraestructura y la influencia del cambio climático en los modelos de inundación. Actualmente se desempeña como consultor en gestión del riesgo de desastres
Blue Spot Analysis can strengthen the resilience of transport against natural disasters in the Dominican Republic
“Climate change and drug trafficking are the two main threats to global stability and security” Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic Between 1900 and 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the regions with the highest occurrence of natural hazard events. Between 2004 and 2012, the region suffered a total of 881 disaster events, in which … [Read more...] about Blue Spot Analysis can strengthen the resilience of transport against natural disasters in the Dominican Republic