Description
Activation date: 2014-09-24
Event type: Other
Activation reason:
The northern territories of Bolivia are regularly affected by massive flooding during the rainy season, which runs from October to April. Departments El Beni and La Paz (northern part) are particularly exposed because of extensive wetlands and the presence of large rivers such as Beni and Mamore. During the past decade, the floods which occurred in 2008 and 2014 appear to be the most significant events. Local authorities express the need to better know the areas prone to floods and vulnerability of populations and infrastructure. Proposals related to protection measures and evacuation plans for the most populated locations (Trinidad, Santa Ana del Yacuma, Rurrenabaque and Guanay) are part of the analysis.
Contact
Contributors
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre
How to cite
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2014): Flood risk assessment and mitigation, Bolivia (2014-09-24). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e8a459-2d7a-4039-894b-5e4ad58db181
Keywords
BOL CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSN014 Bolivia Mapping Other Risk and Recovery Mapping
Data access
Maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant geodatabase (GDB) and complete final report as well.
Spatial coverage
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Additional information
- Published by
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Created date
- 2021-08-16
- Modified date
- 2021-08-16
- Issued date
- 2014-09-24
- Landing page
- https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN014
- Language(s)
- English
- Data theme(s)
- Regions and cities, Science and technology
- Update frequency
- unknown
- Identifier
- http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e8a459-2d7a-4039-894b-5e4ad58db181
- Popularity
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