IRM in Ultraperipheric Regions of the EU. The challenge to reach a Sustainable Development through the Design of Prevention and Mitigation Strategies Francisca Gómez IDRC DAVOS 2008
Abstract Objectives Territorial context Socio-economic context Hazard assessment & management context Development Strategy Current State of development Lessons learned The way forward
Objectives Identification, analysis and zoning of the major hazards that occur on Tenerife island to generate a Territorial Plan that will be used as the future basis for Sustainable Development. Earthquakes Volcanoes Floods Forest Fires Landslides + Dangerous goods
Territorial Context
Volcanic origin Territorial Context Approximately 2,000 sq. Km Rugged topography (3,718 m. asl over a maximum distance of 24 Km) No permanent river courses (aquifers) Warm weather (trade winds) Hazards: Not many events in a short time frame Not a severe damage in recent times (except for flash floods and forest fires)
Socio-economic Context
Socio-economic Context Important tourist destination (permanent and seasonal from a variety of EU countries) Huge economic growth in a short time Limited space for infrastructures and services High population density on specific areas Highly dispersed population spots Extreme pressures over the territory
Hazard assessment & management Context Lack of regulations enforcing natural hazards assessment in land use planning National insurance pool covers the losses of major catastrophes Scarcity of holistic risk assessment studies (qualitative and exclusively related with emergency management, Civil Protection) VOLCANIC CRISIS (2004)
Development Strategy Three steps process (by law) Contribution of experts, local authorities and interest groups. Participatory process Development of harmonized method. Exploitation of ITs (GIS, SDIs) Definition of a common ground for future regulations Promotion of risk management at the local scale (municipalities)
Development Strategy Lack of a multi-hazard strategy Dispersed & fragmented data Lack of harmonization of procedures Lack of explicit land use regulations vs. risk management Lack of awareness & education Lack of political involvement 2007: National Soil Law 2007: INSPIRE Directive
http://www.cabtfe.es/planes/ Current state of development
http://www.cabtfe.es/planes/ Current state of development
Current state of development 2007: Forest fire
Current state of development 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 0 DINAMICA DE VERTIENTES INCENDIOS FORESTALES VULCANOLOGICO - LAVAS VULCANOLOGICO - PIROCLASTOS 0 DIV-1 DIV-2 DIV-3 DIV-4 DIV-5 INF-1 INF-2 INF-3 INF-4 INF-5 VUL-1 VUL-2 VUL-3 VUL-4 VUL-5 VUP-1 VUP-2 VUP-3 VUP-4 VUP-5 1 USOS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Conservación Medioambiental Usos científicos sobre los recursos naturales Educación ambiental 2 USOS RECREATIVOS Esparcimiento en espacios no adaptados (esparcimiento elemental, con equipo ligero, con vehículo de motor, con asistencia de público) Esparcimiento en espacios adaptados Esparcimiento en espacios edificados Esparcimiento en complejos recreativos 3 USOS DOTACIONALES Dotacionales educativos Dotacionales culturales Dotacionales sanitarios (primer y segundo nivel) Dotacionales sanitarios (tercer nivel) Dotacionales asistenciales (segundo nivel) Dotaciones asistenciales (tercer nivel) Dotacionales deportivos Dotacionales de esparcimiento (primer nivel) Dotacionales de esparcimiento (segundo nivel) Dotacionales de la Administración Pública Dotacionales de defensa, seguridad y mantenimiento (primer nivel) Dotacionales de defensa, seguridad y mantenimiento (segundo y tercer nivel) Otros usos dotacionales (vinculados a usos medioambientales sin considerar nivel) Otros usos dotacionales (de ámbito insular o comarcal) Otros usos dotacionales (de ámbito municipal o local)
There is a will to reach a compromise between development and sustainability Discussion and participation are key factors for acceptance There is a way to look for solutions Lessons learned There is an urgent need to improve data and generate pragmatic evaluation methods (indicators)
Formulation of the territorial regulations (2009) The way forward Development of a methodology that will allow assessment and implementation at the local level (indicators/harmonization) Improvement of IT capacities and services Raising of awareness & education
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