BACKGROUND

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, and drought. In addition, disasters triggered by environmental and industrial incidents, such as forest fires and chemical and oil spills, pose a potential threat. At times,

Bogotá, 6 jul (SP). La regional Cundinamarca del Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (Sena) graduó como técnicos oficiales en construcción de viviendas de uno y dos pisos a 385 habitantes de los municipios de Choachí, Fómeque, Chipaque, Fosca, Quetame, Ubaque, Guayabetal, Cáqueza y Une, en Cundinamarca y Calvario y San Juanito, en

Bogotá, 8 ene (SP). Más de 57 mil millones de pesos invirtió el Gobierno Nacional durante el 2008 para atender las emergencias naturales que se presentaron en los 32 departamentos del país.

De acuerdo con la Dirección Nacional de Prevención y Atención de Desastres, el año anterior se registraron 1.588

Quetame (Cundinamarca), 18 oct (SP). - El Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (Sena) ha invertido recursos por cerca de mil millones de pesos para formar en el área de construcción a los habitantes de 10 municipios de Cundinamarca y dos del departamento del Meta, afectados con el temblor de tierra que sacudió al centro del país el 24 de mayo de este año.

According to IDEAM , the second rainy season in Colombia began on September 15th and runs through mid-December. Thus far, the impact has reached alarming levels for the humanitarian community, since the rainy season already arrived following a dry season which was reduced to only a few days. This situation, according to IDEAM, is due to tropical depressions crossing the country and cyclone systems which have been moving through the Caribbean over the past three months.

Background

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, and drought. In addition, disasters triggered by environmental and industrial incidents, such as forest fires and chemical and oil spills, pose a potential threat. At times, El Niño Southern Oscillation events and poor land use management exacerbate the effects of these hazards. Several countries in the region

Amount Sent: 26,382 US$

Date: 4 June 2008

Details of Response

Emergency: Earthquake in the Central region of Colombia

Date of Emergency: 24 May 2008

Implementing Member: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO)

Details of the Emergency:

On May 24, 2008, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit the central-eastern region of Colombia. The epicenter was located in the municipality of El Calvario, department of Meta (55 km south-east of Bogota). As the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 3.5 km, its effects

1.1. Primera temporada de lluvias

A partir de marzo 15 la DPAD (1) comenzó a registrar afectación por el comienzo de la primera temporada de lluvias en el País, que de acuerdo con el IDEAM (2) continuará recrudeciéndose en los próximos días. Es así cómo ha venido dando aviso al SNPAD (3) sobre las amenazas que pueden ocasionar efectos adversos para la población. En Junio 2 el IDEAM publicó las siguientes alertas: Persisten las lluvias en gran parte del territorio, especialmente en los departamentos de Antioquia,

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the earthquake affected 9,000 people, with 65 people injured and 14 deaths. Several hundred of houses were damaged and 40 buildings collapsed close to the epicenter.

The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 3.5 km and its effects and aftershocks were strongly felt in some areas.