多米尼加共与国抗灾能力增强.docVIP

多米尼加共和国抗灾能力增强 　　In Puerto Plata， a city of high seismic risk and 150，000 inhabitants， an estimated 70 percent of buildings are precarious in structure. Most of these buildings are inhabited by poor families who cannot afford to pay for professional construction， and therefore have no option but to use the services of master builders， not always qualified for the task at hand， to design a safe structure for their homes. To protect the infrastructure of the municipalities of the province， a UNDP project， “Communities that are Resilient to Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Puerto Plata”， with the Dominican College of Engineers， Architects and Surveyors （CODIA ） and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo （UASD）， trained over 160 master builders and 30 professional engineers and architects on earthquake-resistant buildings， and conducted workshops for municipal officials. Professionals who received training provided free advice to over 100 low-income families starting the construction or expansion of their homes. Furthermore， about 1，000 families were briefed on how to construct quake-resistant buildings through the distribution of flyers with information on existing national regulations. “To begin to build sound structures， it is essential that municipalities， national authorities and civil society promote public policies that result in good construction， strengthen those buildings in need of it， provide follow-up monitoring of the buildings， and educate the public about risks and risk prevention methods. This course of action calls for consensus on a large scale，” explains project coordinator Dennis Funes. In 2012， UNDP reached out to and consulted with municipal and provincial authorities in Puerto Plata resulting in the signing of the “Puerto Plata Declaration” establishing a political undertaking to include a budget for the management of projects to reduce the risk of disaster. As part of the project， 32 facilitators who belong to the Civil Defense， Red