Preventive Resettlement of Populations at Risk of Disaster - GFDRR

Figure 3.5. Houses Built by Province .............................................................................................................. 38
Figure 3.6. Amounts Invested in each PPI Province .................................................................................... 39
Figure 4.1. Percentage of Rural and Urban Population ............................................................................... 43
Figure 5.1. Percentage of Rural and Urban Population ............................................................................... 59
Figure 5.2. Percentage Distribution of Natural Events in Colombia (1998-2008) .................................... 60
Figure 5.3. Organizational Chart of the District Emergency Prevention and Relief System (SDPAE) . 64
Figure 5.4. Types of Houses ............................................................................................................................. 71
Figure 6.1. Percentage of Rural and Urban Population .............................................................................. 85
Figure 6.2. National Council for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) ............................................................. 89
Figure 6.3. The Chuk Muk Resettlement Site ................................................................................................ 100
Tables
Table 1.1. Occurrence of Disasters Worldwide by Decade and Type of Hazard (1970-2009) ............... 3
Table 1.2. Occurrence of Disasters by Decade and Type of Hazard in Lac (1970-2009) ..................... 7
Table 1.3. Top 10 Lethal Disasters in Lac (1970-2009) .............................................................................. 8
Table 1.4. Indicators of Reducing Underlying Risk Factors ....................................................................... 15
Table 2.1. Savings Achieved by Preventive Resettlement vis-à-vis the Potential Costs of
Post-disaster Reconstruction......................................................................................................... 20
Table 3.1. Urban and Rural Population and Nbi ........................................................................................ 26
Table 3.2. Principal Floods in The Provinces of the La Plata River Basin and the Associated
Losses (1982-1998) .......................................................................................................................... 27
Table 3.3. Flood Risk-reduction Programs and Housing Subprograms ................................................ 30
Table 3.4. Number of Houses Built in each Program ................................................................................. 31
Table 3.5. Agreements and Responsibilities of the Parties Involved ........................................................ 33
Table 4.1. Number of Natural Disasters by Type and Region (2008) ....................................................... 44
Table 4.2. Number of Municipalities with Cities with Risk-prone Areas ............................................... 44
Table 4.3. Number of Municipalities with Inefficient Drainage Systems ................................................ 45
Table 4.4. Population in Favelas in the City of São Paulo (1970-2008) .................................................... 46
Table 4.5. Number of Families Resettled during the Stream Canalization Program ........................... 48
Table 4.6. Overall Plan for Resettlement in Housing Complexes – Budget US$ .................................... 53
Table 4.7. PROCAV Ii Objectives ................................................................................................................. 54
Table 5.1. Effects of the Five Severe Natural Disasters ............................................................................... 61
Table 5.2. Disaster Risk Management Instruments .................................................................................... 65
Table 5.3. Participation of Capital District Entities, by Strategy, Program and Project ........................ 69
Table 5.4. Appraised Value of the High-risk Houses .................................................................................. 69
Table 5.5. Social And Cultural Impacts of Resettlement ............................................................................ 72
Table 5.6. Institutional Responsibilities in the Resettlement Process ..................................................... 72
Table 5.7. Housing Options Selected ............................................................................................................ 76
Table 5.8. Total Cost of Resettlement ............................................................................................................ 79
Table 5.9. Main Challenges and Solutions .................................................................................................... 80
Table 6.1. Record of High-impact Natural Disasters until 2008 ............................................................... 87
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