Risk Governance in Latin America and the Political Dimension of Disasters

Governance in disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a strategy that has been coined in the field of international cooperation, thereby expanding into the different national agendas of the member states. However, its genesis and dissemination reflect tensions and gaps that question the real effectiveness...

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Autores: Ofelmina Jerez-Ramírez, Deysi, Ramos-Torres, Rogelio Josué
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Estudios de la Gestión
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/3080
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/eg/article/view/3080
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:gobernanza
reducción del riesgo de desastres
relaciones de poder
vulnerabilidad
política
governance
disaster risk reduction
power relations
vulnerability
politics
governança
redução de risco de desastres
relações de pode
vulnerabilidade
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Sumario:Governance in disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a strategy that has been coined in the field of international cooperation, thereby expanding into the different national agendas of the member states. However, its genesis and dissemination reflect tensions and gaps that question the real effectiveness of this model as a preventive strategy. This article analyzes the origins of risk governance, observing the different meanings attributed to it and problematizing the concept given the conditions of vulnerability posed by the Latin American context. From the perspective of political ecology, we have identified that, within this context, local power relations are one of the blind spots of said proposal, which is closely linked to a lack of general understanding of politics and political matters within the elements that make up the DRR governance agenda. The method used for this study is a documentary research approach.