BY MAURILIO SOTO
The News
MEXICO CITY – Mexico will soon have a National Emergency Center capable of providing an effective early warning system for disasters.
Mexico frequently experiences extreme weather and is one of the countries most severely affected by climate change. There have been 49 natural disasters in Mexico since 2000.
President Enrique Peña Nieto announced the center’s creation at the 2013 National Civil Protection Award ceremony on Tuesday, saying, “Its objective will be to generate real-time information to facilitate decision-making, fortify prevention and shorten response time.”
He said that his administration aims to “consolidate a culture of preventative civil protection,” which is indispensable in constructing a safer Mexico. Peña Nieto said that it is not possible to completely prevent natural disasters, but that “we can mitigate their effects” with a better informed, organized and prepared citizenry who will be less vulnerable to extreme weather events.
He said that it is necessary that governmental authorities work in coordination “to respond in a swift and effective manner in case of emergency.”
Peña Nieto said that hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel reaffirmed the importance of urban planning in avoiding risks to the population.
“There are no small efforts in the interest of protecting life and the patrimony of Mexicans,” he added, thanking all who work in the interest civil protection.
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