The Strategy of Colombians Natural Disaster Management: Case of Putumayo

The Strategy of Colombians Natural Disaster Management: Case of Putumayo

The study illustrates that the Colombian natural disaster management neither on the national nor on the regional and local government level is satisfying the need of a well-working natural disaster management system in order to reduce risk before a disaster and provide immediate aid and rehabilitation actions afterwards. Meanwhile Japan is globally recognized for its efficient system various ideas should be immediately adapted by the different Colombian government levels. In order to improve its current disaster management practices, the Colombian government has to integrate the regional and local level much stronger into the whole natural disaster management system. The current evaluations on the natural disaster management in Colombia focus on the national government policies only. This paper goes further and observes the current state of actions on the regional and local level before, during and after a natural disaster. By benchmarking actions realized in Japan valuable recommendations for Colombian government officials on the national and local level are developed.