Peru Utec Researchers Tender

In order to identify the incidence of extreme events in urban planning and improve management tools the University of Engineering and Technology UTEC with the support of Fondecyt Concytecs executing unit develops an investigation that consists of the Study of the correlation between the El Nio Phenomenon FEN and the urban growth patterns that predominate in the cities of northern Peru around river beds.Based on the variations in the local climate related to the FEN and through the collection of historical data from local and international sources this initiative seeks to create a climatological profile that allows the identification of possible risks with the environment and the development of flood prediction models and changes in weather patterns. It also includes an analysis of vulnerability in relation to its geographical environment and socioeconomic conditions.In addition heavy rains and river floods caused by FEN can have devastating effects in urban and rural areas as well as a high cost of recovery. Coastal cities especially urbanized areas that have grown informally are undoubtedly vulnerable to these types of events which seriously affect the urban space and impact the economic and social systems of the city.For this reason this initiative has been studying and investigating the ways in which El Nio affects the cities of the north coast of Peru in its most relevant areas. It also proposes new strategies to mitigate future impacts of storms and riparian floods in coastal areas.Our multidisciplinary research project will analyze the effects of this climatic phenomenon in communities in the metropolitan area of the Piura river basin. Our entity will lead the work to identify the localized climatic geomorphological and pluvial processes that increase the risk of extreme events in the riverside communities of the city of Piura indicated Jorge Darwin Abad Cueva principal investigator of the project.He also stated that the different elements of urban vulnerability and the sociodemographic characteristics of the most vulnerable populations will be analyzed as part of the mapping of urban growth processes and patterns.Currently we are preparing a set of recommendations for the urban management plans of the communities in order to improve their response to the El Nio phenomenon. This will give a better reading of the magnitude of the vulnerability of the communities and of the adaptability recovery and resilience to disasters. Obtaining this qualitative reading of the environment is key to inform and strengthen the water basin management plans and risk management in relation to the policies of land use planning and urban expansion in vulnerable coastal areas of Peru he emphasized.For the execution of this initiative UTEC received financing from Concytec in agreement with the World Bank through its executing unit Fondecyt.