Diseño de políticas locales para la adaptación al cambio climático y la reducción de riesgos de desastres, en el cantón Esmeraldas

Abstract

Abstract: Through this designation work, the implementation of actions that allow risk management and climate change to be included in decision-making in the Canton of Esmeraldas is carried out, consisting of the design of strategies for adaptation to climate change and risk reduction. of disasters. The Canton of Esmeraldas has several characteristics that make it vulnerable to various natural threats associated with climate and anthropogenic change. Therefore, local strategies are being developed to reduce climate change and disaster risk, through explanatory and quantitative research, looking for the causes that are increasing the problem, such as the identification of the main threats and the registration of disasters. , in the same way it has been done by The Sun Mountain International methodology identified the vulnerable population classifying it by sector/neighborhood in urban communities and in rural areas by community. As a result, it was found that the main threats to the canton are earthquakes, tsunamis, mass movements and floods, likewise 34% of the population lives in high-risk areas, finally the local policy was designed with the implementation plan.