Estrategias para la gestión del riesgo ante inundaciones en zonas localizadas del municipio de Tunja, Colombia.

Abstract

The present project is developed in the city of Tunja, Colombia. In this, the sectors with flood problems are analized. The research purpose is to provides strategies that promote proper flood risk management in the municipality, with three priority themes, urban planning and management, flood risk management (threat-vulnerability from social perception-risk) of the selected neighborhoods having been previously afected and an alternative solutions proposal base don the analyzed information, It is aimed at the timely promotion of the prevention and reduction of damages that may occur in the city, as a result of strong precipitation events due to climatic variability. Within the used methodology, research, action and participation processes are highlighted. Data collection to analyze is made, documentary information review provided by oficial entities, study of priority áreas to be evaluated, use of techniques such as interviews, field visits the recognition of selected sectors and finally, it evaluates flood risk management in the study área, providing a proposal of guidelines for its application in Tunja. This Project also analyzes the local risk management, from the identification and perception of risk, risk reduction, disaster management and governance. All this, being useful for the decision –making entities and the community that may be affected by disaster situations.