Preventive Resettlement of Populations at Risk of Disaster - GFDRR

3. Socio-natural Disasters ....................................................................................................................................... 86
4. Risk Management ................................................................................................................................................ 87
B. Case Study: Panabaj and Tz’anchaj – Reconstruction with Transformation.............................. 90
1. Impacts of Tropical Storm Stan ......................................................................................................................... 90
2. Key Challenges..................................................................................................................................................... 90
3. Reconstruction with Transformation................................................................................................................ 90
4. Consequences of Tropical Storm Stan in Panabaj and Tz’anchaj ................................................................. 94
5. Spontaneous Reaction of Communities to the Disaster ................................................................................ 94
6. Reaction of Institutions and Temporary Resettlement of Families ............................................................. 94
7. An Initial, Inadequately Planned Resettlement Attempt............................................................................... 95
8. Reorienting and Planning the Resettlement Process ..................................................................................... 95
9. Articulation of the Reconstruction Plan with the Land Planning Strategy ................................................ 96
10. Institutional Organization ................................................................................................................................. 97
11. Participation of Traditional Communities, Authorities and Organizations............................................... 98
12. Building Trust ...................................................................................................................................................... 99
13. Selecting Resettlement Sites and Acquiring Land........................................................................................... 99
14. The Chuk Muk Resettlement: A Heritage Recovered .................................................................................... 100
15. Environmental Impact Study of the New Site ................................................................................................ 100
16. Characteristics of the New Settlement ............................................................................................................. 101
17. Budget ................................................................................................................................................................... 102
18. Resettlement Schedule ........................................................................................................................................ 102
19. Allocation and Titling of Houses....................................................................................................................... 102
20. Technical Training and Income Generation.................................................................................................... 102
21. State of the Process .............................................................................................................................................. 103
22. Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................................. 103
References ................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................... 106
Chapter 7
Comparative Analysis of the Case Studies
Sergio Iván Carmona
Elena Correa
1. Urbanization, Risk and Vulnerability ............................................................................................................... 107
2. Disaster Risk Management ................................................................................................................................ 108
3. Resettlement as a Disaster Prevention Measure ............................................................................................. 108
4. Resettlement as a Multidimensional Process .................................................................................................. 109
5. Resettlement Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 110
6. Housing Solutions ............................................................................................................................................... 110
7. Payment for Housing Solutions......................................................................................................................... 111
8. Legal Titles to the Houses .................................................................................................................................. 111
9. Environmental Impact Study of the Resettlement ......................................................................................... 112
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