Análisis de riesgos de desastres en Chile

  Available online: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Santiago/pdf/Analisis-de-ri [...]

This document contains information on the conceptual framework of risk management, and relevant approaches in the international context. It describes Chile’s principal geographic, demographic, and socio-economic features, and presents the current legal and regulatory framework for civil protection, as well as a number of complementary frameworks. The document was based on an update of the Chile 2010 disaster risk analysis, aiming to provide a view of the current panorama of risk conditions in Chile that takes into account threat factors, vulnerability, and capacities present in the country; developing values related to reducing disaster risk through capacity building.

Language(s): Spanish

Tags: Capacity development ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Hazard risk assessment or analysis ; Natural hazards ; Chile Add tag