Committee on Disaster Risk Management - World Federation of Engineering Organization

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INICIO 13 abril de 2021

Debris flows and mudflows are mass movement that cause great damage every year around the world. Direct damage includes loss of lives, destruction of houses and facilities, damage to roads, railways, vehicle accidents, and damage to agricultural land, livestock and forest stands, disruption of water supply systems, devaluation of fisheries, environmental effects due to product spills, among others. As indirect cost, the disruption of traffic and communication linear facilities is important (Jakob & Hungr, 2005).

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INICIO 08 octubre de 2020 

Las erupciones volcánicas, junto con grandes sismos, son fenómenos que caracterizan el contorno peri-pacífico, por lo que se lo ha denominado Cinturón de Fuego. Muchos países latinoamericanos, dentro de este dominio, han sufrido desastres por fenómenos volcánicos, a lo largo de la historia.

In this course, the Committee on Disaster Risk Management of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (CDRM-WFEO) seeks to contribute in the reduction of potential losses of life and property in tsunami prone areas aimed to strength capacities in DRM