The interior minister, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, said that advances in shaping the National Risk Atlas, whose production will be completed comprehensively in 2016, and allow the agencies responsible for timely and effective action to save millions of lives.
During the National Award for Civil Protection 2013, led by President Enrique Peña Nieto, the head of the Ministry of the Interior (Interior Ministry) explained that on instructions of the federal executive information system for risk management was strengthened.
This, specified , to make it more reliable and accurate by the approval of the atlas of state risk mechanism. "is an interactive unprecedented tool for consultation and timely risk management by the authorities and civil society," he explained.
He explained that the atlas provides a monitoring system that includes stocks, soil, rivers, dams, roads, hydrological basins and oil fields, among others, as well as the location of the infrastructure that are available for emergencies, all disaggregated level City.
"These data, until recently, were in thousands of printed documents. Today we have a system with 80 percent complete, forming a platform of information for decision-making," he said. At the beginning of this administration, recalled the official, there were 22 thousand tickets information and currently that number quadrupled to shaping the atlas, which exceeds 80 thousand layers of georeferenced information. insisted that it moves at a better warning system agile and precise, since "the warning system currently has a broader monitoring coverage which includes, in addition to seismic activity, volcanic and hydrometeorological." Osorio said his operation is recognized worldwide and is for example, replicated in the state of California, United States. I emphasized that because of its geographical location, the country is exposed to constant natural hazards such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and droughts. "response, the importance of anticipating the It tragedy by using cutting edge technologies.
As part of the strategy of Digital Mexico have added alerts to social networks for more than 40 million Mexicans users remain informed in real time, "he said. Moreover, he said, was established better coordination between levels of government, not only with the installation of the Emergency Committee, but with the creation of focus groups in the five regions that have divided the country's security. participate in them, he added, federal authorities and local civil protection order to respond more quickly to the population at risk manner and ensure effective emergency response. also mentioned that the operating rules of the Natural Disaster Fund allows it streamlined the resources and supplies needed are was assigned in a timely and transparent manner.
"Pioneers we are in creating funds of this nature, we are today a global benchmark for responsiveness by coordinating efforts and resource management to address a contingency" he said. In the Court of Honor of the National Palace, admitted that when he started the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto had Mexican states requesting the delivery of support committed by events presented years ago.
"We operate with opportunity and not to the disaster after the disaster because prevention is always better than reaction. It is clear that attention requires spending, and prevention is an investment that mitigates and reduces damage, "he said. During his speech, Osorio Chong warned that civil protection no break, and we must learn quickly from experience.
"We are on track to have a national system of effective civil protection in response to the population, efficient use of resources and cutting edge in the use of technology path," he said . Finally, he called for civil protection is not only a commitment of government, but a civic culture that axis is a life of security for all Mexicans.
