In recent weeks, they have registered rains In different parts of the country, which have generated alert, mainly because of the experience of the past with the phenomenon of the 2017 coastal child. In addition, the question arises from whether Peru is prepared for a natural disaster like that of that year.
According to information from the “Friendly Consultation” portal of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the 068 Pliego of the Budget, called Vulnerability Reduction and Emergency Attention by Disaster, had a 2024 budget frame of S/184.8 million, of which only 20%was advanced, that is, the expense amounted to A S/36.9 million.
Of the total amount assigned, around S/123.5 million was in charge of the national government, but its progress is 0%, while S/49 million went to local governments and S/11.9 million for regional ones. Both recorded an advance of 60.2% in 2024.
In this regard, former Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation Milton Von Hesse told this newspaper that there is no risk of risk prevention in the country, which is why the assigned resources are not invested.
“At the time, the provisions of the Reconstruction Plan with Changes that came out after the impact of The child. If another phenomenon was hit like 2017, the impact would be the same or even greater. The problem is that we react on the march and hope there is the problem to react, ”he added.
It should be noted that, according to the Central Reserve Bank, losses for said disaster in 2017 reached US $ 3,000 million, equivalent to 1.6% of GDP. Meanwhile, the Yaku Cyclone in 2023, had a negative impact of S/1.3 billion, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
He also said that although there are people who do not respect the marginal risk of risk, the State has not done its prevention work either.
“The rains now do not have a strong impact, and it is estimated that if those rains are above average, the impact would be at 1,000 or 2,000 hectares, which is not much,” he added.
Monitoring
The president of the Association of Agrarian Producing Guilds of Peru (AGAP), Gabriel Amaro, said they are monitoring the agricultural areas.
“What could happen is that, if excessive rains are activated, some streams could be affected and also the roads, which would affect the supply of some markets,” he said.
The Agap representative recalled that in the years that there was El Niño and Cyclone Yaku phenomenon, this affected the production of some foods such as asparagus, banana, mango, blueberries, among others.
“Every time there is a crisis of this type we start from scratch and spend more. When you have preparation work, a preventive strategy and investment in preventive infrastructure, you get cheaper. Sometimes they protect cities, but forget about productive areas, ”he said.
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