Methodology for the Assessment of Local Risk, Case Study in Temozon, Mexico

In Mexico, local governments have a responsibility to provide civil protection. Small cities are at disadvantage due to a lack of trained personnel, technology and resources. In this study, a replicable methodology for assessing Municipal Risk Management was designed using a multi-criteria heuristic analysis in combination with other national and international methods and in compliance with the local Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. The study was carried out in 2018, evaluating 12 locations in the municipality of Temozon Yucaton. It was carried out a diagnostic-exploratory, documentary and field investigation, using questionnaire-type instruments, field logs and checklists to assess social, municipal, civil protection and community conditions in relation to the SDGs. For the information analysis, descriptive statistics were used. Results reveal that all the communities studied in Temozon are at high risk for hydrometeorological phenomena, derived from the high vulnerability of the population: being the most vulnerable Actuncoh and X-Uch. Authors assert that, with the adequate implementation of training actions through participatory work with the communities and the implementation of a municipal risk management plan, the level of local risk can decrease considerably.