Analysis of the Impact of Investments in Disaster Risk Reduction and Prevention in Mexico : Case Study of Tabasco between 2007 and 2011

Ishizawa, Oscar A. ; Miranda, Juan Jose ; Paredes, Miguel ; de Haro, Itzel ; Pedrozo, Adrian

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: RISK MANAGEMENT;    DISASTER RISK;    WATER SUPPLY;    HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL;    AVOIDED COSTS;   

RP-ID  :  122189

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In the late nineties, the MexicanGovernment has implemented a fiscal risk management policyfor natural disasters through the creation of the Mexicanfund for natural disasters (FONDEN). The case of Tabascopresents a unique opportunity to analyze the impact of theinvestments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Mexico. Thepurpose of this report is to assess the impact of saidinvestments in the state of Tabasco between 2007 and 2010and to analyze, on the basis of empirical evidence, theeffectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of riskreduction measures in the country. Due to its geographicallocation and hydrological characteristics, the state ofTabasco has been affected by 33 hydrological disasters, suchas intense rainfall events, floods, and tropical storms,over the last ten years. The analysis confirms that the DRRmeasures implemented after the 2007 floods played a key rolein reducing the damages and losses sustained in the 2010events. The first section of this document presentsbackground information on the state of Tabasco, how fiscalrisk management is handled upon natural disasters in Mexico,and an overview on the creation and implementation of thePlan Hidrico Integral de Tabasco (PHIT). The second sectionpresents the methodology used for assessing the impact ofthe investments in DRR measures implemented after 2007. Thethird section analyzes the advantages of both methods, theimplications of the results obtained, and the potential ofinvestments in DRR as a cost-effective measure to mitigatethe impact of adverse weather events.