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Flooding in Medellin, Heavy rainfall, Mitigation Strategies:, Displacement…
Flooding in Medellin
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Flooding in Medellín refers to the overflow of water that submerges land that is normally dry, especially affecting urban areas, rivers and streams inside the city.
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Heavy rainfall
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Poor hygiene practices, and general lack of economic resilience.
Community participation is recognized as an effective method for improving disaster risk reduction capacity as an inherent part of city development plans.(Hernandez et al., 2024).
Climate change, deforestation, accelerated urbanization and lack of urban planning.
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Mitigation Strategies:
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According to IDEAM (Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales), Medellín and the Aburrá Valley register an average of 20 to 30 flooding events per year, although this figure may vary depending on the intensity of rainfall.
Floods in Medellin are a problem that requires maximum attention; the city's inhabitants and governors must strengthen prevention activities, recycling, care of water sources and forests, to avoid disasters. Let's keep Medellin this way! Link Title
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