Caracterización de la ocurrencia e impacto por desastres de origen natural en Panamá. 1990-2013
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https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v2i5.32Keywords:
Disasters;, Geographic information systems, Disaster risk, Natural hazard, Economic impactAbstract
The perception that disasters do not occur in Panama stems largely from the fact that they are identified as small-scale and everyday events. A review of the hydrometeorological and seismic events listed in the database Desinventar for the period 1990- 2013, shows that Panama is a country with high exposure and impacts caused by natural disasters which, for the past 23 years, have affected the lives of half a million people, more than 100,000 houses and caused economic damage of at least US$ 353.43 million. The perception of a minimum impact associated to natural hazards in Panama has fostered a culture in which development processes do not take into account the inclusion of threats existing in the country. From this perspective, it is necessary to rethink our development model, in order to incorporate effective mechanisms to include the processes of comprehensive disaster risk management into development processes.
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