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THE VULNERABILITY CHALLENGETHE VULNERABILITY CHALLENGETHE VULNERABILITY CHALLENGETHE VULNERABILITY CHALLENGEMANAGING NATURAL HAZARD RISKSMANAGING NATURAL HAZARD RISKSMANAGING NATURAL HAZARD RISKSMANAGING NATURAL HAZARD RISKS

The Case for HONDURASThe Case for HONDURASThe Case for HONDURASThe Case for HONDURAS

Honduras has irregular topographyHonduras has irregular topographywith elevations between see levelwith elevations between see leveland 2,400 mtsand 2,400 mts

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More than 70% of the territoryExhibit slopes greater than 30%

11,500,000.00 11,500,000.00 12,180.00 12,180.00

50,000.00 50,000.00 203.00 203.00 Suelos DesnudosSuelos Desnudos

100,000.00 100,000.00 121.00 121.00 Asentamientos HumanosAsentamientos Humanos

75,000.00 75,000.00 443.00 443.00 Cuerpos de AguaCuerpos de Agua

200,000.00 200,000.00 188.00 188.00 Agricultura Agricultura Tecnicada_SemitecnifTecnicada_Semitecnif..

750,000.00 750,000.00 1,323.00 1,323.00 Bosque MixtoBosque Mixto

1,200,000.00 1,200,000.00 2,907.00 2,907.00 Pastizales Pastizales –– SabanasSabanas

2,125,000.00 2,125,000.00 1,682.00 1,682.00 Bosque Bosque ConiferaConifera –– PinoPino

2,750,000.00 2,750,000.00 1,780.00 1,780.00 Bosque LatifoliadoBosque Latifoliado

4,250,000.00 4,250,000.00 3,533.00 3,533.00 Agricultura TradicionalAgricultura Tradicional--MatorralMatorral

ÁÁreas (Has)reas (Has)EstratosEstratosClase Cobertura VegetalClase Cobertura Vegetal

30% of the territory correspondsto agricultural lands and 50% isCovered by forest

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Dense hidrographic network

Precipitation is typicalOf the Caribbean Basin500 – 3800 mm/year

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27% of the territory has beendesignated as Protected Areas

There are more than 27,000 townsof wish nearly 20,000 have less than50 inhabitants

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5 MAIN AND 56 mid cittiesrepresent about 50% of thetotal population

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Proyecto Mitigación Desastres Naturales (PMDN)

§ Organismo Ejecutor : Secretar ía de Gobernación y Justicia§ Monto : US$ 15,000,000.00§ Ejecución Financiera : 80 % Ejecución Física : 81%§ Municipios : 70 Area : 2,350,000 Hectáreas§ Areas Temáticas : Caracterización Territorial, Descentralización,

Participación Comunitaria, Gestión de Riesgos

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TOCOA, TOCOA, ColónColón

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01-020900-0102Municipal Boundaries0101--020900020900--01020102Municipal Municipal BoundariesBoundaries

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01-020900-0111Aldeas Boundaries (a county sub division)0101--020900020900--01110111Aldeas Aldeas BoundariesBoundaries (a (a countycounty subsub divisiondivision))

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01-020900-0112TOWNS0101--020900020900--01120112TOWNSTOWNS

01-020900-0103Contour Lines @10mts.0101--020900020900--01030103ContourContour LinesLines @10mts@10mts..

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01-020900-0106Permanent and winter Hydrographic Network0101--020900020900--01060106PermanentPermanent andand winterwinter HydrographicHydrographic NetworkNetwork

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01-020900-0110Macro, Submacro and micro Basins0101--020900020900--01100110Macro, Macro, SubmacroSubmacro andand micro micro BasinsBasins

REGION CT01:Sabá,

Sonaguera,Y Tocoa

REGION REGION CT01:CT01:SabáSabá,,

SonagueraSonaguera,,Y Y TocoaTocoa

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01-020900-0201LAND COVER0101--020900020900--02010201LAND COVERLAND COVER

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01-020900-0203POTENTIAL USE (SOIL CAPACITY)0101--020900020900--02030203POTENTIAL USE (SOIL CAPACITY)POTENTIAL USE (SOIL CAPACITY)

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01-020900-0204LAND USE CONFLICTS0101--020900020900--02040204LAND USE CONFLICTSLAND USE CONFLICTS

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01-020900-0301ROADS MAPPING0101--020900020900--03010301ROADS MAPPINGROADS MAPPING

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01-020900-0302BRIDGES LACATION AND DESCRPTION0101--020900020900--03020302BRIDGES LACATION AND DESCRPTIONBRIDGES LACATION AND DESCRPTION

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POTABLE WATER NETWORKPOTABLE WATER NETWORKPOTABLE WATER NETWORKPOTABLE WATER NETWORK

ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

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WATER SANITATION SYSTEMWATER SANITATION SYSTEMWATER SANITATION SYSTEMWATER SANITATION SYSTEM

CRITICAL INSTALATIONS AND INFRAESTRUCTURECRITICAL INSTALATIONS AND INFRAESTRUCTURECRITICAL INSTALATIONS AND INFRAESTRUCTURECRITICAL INSTALATIONS AND INFRAESTRUCTURE

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CROSS SECTIONSCROSS SECTIONSCROSS SECTIONSCROSS SECTIONS

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Mapa de propensióna Incendios ForestalesRegión CT_06

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Mapa de propensión a Incendios ForestalesRegión CT_07

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La AbisiniaLa AbisiniaProblema: Problema: Inundación del barrio los Reyes, Perdidas de Vidas Humanas, Perdida de Viviendas, Cultivos Agrícolas y Bienes, Incomunicación de la comunidad de la Abisinia.

Recomendaci�: Recomendaci�: Canalizar y Dragar la Quebrada Miramar, Cambiar el Cauce actual de la Quebrada Miramar a su Cauce Anterior.

QdaQda. Miramar. Miramar

Aproximadamente Aproximadamente un metro de alturaun metro de altura

Chiripa

Área: 34.704 Has.

Profundidad: 1-2 Metros

Severidad: 5 Días

Inundación por el Río Cuaca

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CeibitaCeibitaProblema: Problema: Cuando el Corredero crece se ocasiona incomunicación, Pasaron días sin agua potable.

Recomendaci�: Recomendaci�: Canalizar las aguas a la quebrada de la ceibita y corregir las aguas del canal de aguas lluvias que ocasiona inundación de la comunidad.

Corredero Natural

Qda. Ceibita

Inundación por el Río Cuaca

La Ceibita

Área: 10.279 Has.

Profundidad: 1 Metro

Severidad: 2 DíasNueva

Colonias

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L駻idaL駻idaProblema: Problema: La comunidad no tiene bordas en ambos ríos, El agua alcanzó 1.90 mts, Perdidas de algunas viviendas, Perdida de servicios básicos.

Recomendaci�: Recomendaci�: Bordas en ambos ríos (Aguan y Cuaca).

Río Cuaca

Sin Protección

Lerida

Área: 68.485 Has.

Profundidad: 2 Metros

Severidad: 12 Días

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INUNDACIONESINUNDACIONES

DESLIZAMIENTOSDESLIZAMIENTOS

INCENDIOS FORESTALESINCENDIOS FORESTALES

INDICES DE SEQUÍA METEOROLÓGICAINDICES DE SEQUÍA METEOROLÓGICA

LOCAL PLANNING TOOLSLOCAL PLANNING TOOLS

1.1. RISK MANAGEMENT PLANRISK MANAGEMENT PLAN2.2. ZONING AND LAND USE PLANZONING AND LAND USE PLAN

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INICIAMOS EL PROCESO EFECTIVO DEINICIAMOS EL PROCESO EFECTIVO DEREDUCCIÓN DEL RIESGO CONREDUCCIÓN DEL RIESGO CONPARTICIPACIÓN COMUNITARIAPARTICIPACIÓN COMUNITARIA

Inversión: Inversión: US$US$ 750,000.00 Status: 140 Barrios Organizados y en proceso de cap750,000.00 Status: 140 Barrios Organizados y en proceso de capacitación en el MDCacitación en el MDCActividades listas para ser iniciadas en ENEROActividades listas para ser iniciadas en ENERO--2006, simultáneamente en 61 municipios2006, simultáneamente en 61 municipios

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1.1. HONDURAS IS AN URBANIZING COUNTRY ANDHONDURAS IS AN URBANIZING COUNTRY ANDIN OUR CASE URBANIZATION MINDS INCRESED VULNERABILITYIN OUR CASE URBANIZATION MINDS INCRESED VULNERABILITY

2.2. THERE IS NO WAY TO LOOK FOR PROGRESS AND POOR REDUCTIONTHERE IS NO WAY TO LOOK FOR PROGRESS AND POOR REDUCTIONIN URBAN (OR RURAL AREAS) WITHOUT AN APROACH THATIN URBAN (OR RURAL AREAS) WITHOUT AN APROACH THATINCLUDES RISK MANAGEMENT AS A COMPONENTINCLUDES RISK MANAGEMENT AS A COMPONENT

4.4. THERE IS NO WAY TO FACE THE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS THERE IS NO WAY TO FACE THE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS (URBAN AND RURAL AREAS) WITHOUT HAVING A RISK MANAGEMENT(URBAN AND RURAL AREAS) WITHOUT HAVING A RISK MANAGEMENTMODEL AS PART OF THE VISION MODEL AS PART OF THE VISION

5.5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS ABSOLUTELY NECESARY TOCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS ABSOLUTELY NECESARY TOGET SUCCESS AND SUSTENTABILITYGET SUCCESS AND SUSTENTABILITY

6.6. THE RISK IDENTIFICATION (MAPPING) IS THE STARTING POINTTHE RISK IDENTIFICATION (MAPPING) IS THE STARTING POINTFOR A REALLY EFFECTIVE PRESENT VULNERABILITY REDUCTION PLANFOR A REALLY EFFECTIVE PRESENT VULNERABILITY REDUCTION PLAN

7.7. ZONING AND LAND USE PLANS WILL HELP TO PREVENT THEZONING AND LAND USE PLANS WILL HELP TO PREVENT THEFUTURE VULNERABILITY (DERIVED FROM RURAL MIGRATION)FUTURE VULNERABILITY (DERIVED FROM RURAL MIGRATION)

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