The Mayor’s Office of Cali and IDEAM signed a cooperation agreement

Within the framework of the Biodiversity week, The Mayor’s Office of Cali and the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam) signed A cooperation agreement which promises to transform risk management into the city.

The agreement, which involves the Secretariat of Risk Management and the Administrative Department of Environmental Management (Dagma), It seeks to strengthen the intelligent and community early alert system (SATIC).

According to the official report, this system will allow Cali anticipate more effectively to phenomena like floods, landslides or forest fires, Thanks to the integration of technical, technological and community capacities.

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María Alexandra Pacheco, Secretary of Risk Management of Cali, He described the firm as “a historical fact for the capital of Valle del Cauca”, highlighting that the agreement focuses on two fundamental aspects: a unified system of environmental information and the strengthening of the SATIC.

For its part, Ideam director Ghisliane Echeverry Prieto, He explained that the main objective is to improve climatic and environmental information for territorial planning. “We want Cali and Valle del Cauca have data to make more assertive decisions against emergencies present and future, “he said.

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It should be noted that eThe agreement will bring direct benefits to citizensas more timely alerts thanks to the connection of local monitoring stations with the National Network and the use of the Radar de Munchique.

In addition, the community response will be strengthened with training processes, predictive models will be modernized and transparent access to information through the SATIC Geoportal will be guaranteed.

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According to the mayor of Cali, this agreement will bring multiple benefits In emergency prevention and care:

–More timely and reliable alerts: Thanks to the union of the Cali stations network with that of the Ideam and the use of the Radar de Munchique, the city will have more precise information about rains, landslides, floods and forest fires.

–Greater protection of life and goods: With updated data and more accurate forecasts, authorities may anticipate emergencies and reduce the impact in vulnerable communities.

–Access to clear and close information: Citizens can consult data in the SATIC Geoportal and receive more effective community alerts.

–Strengthening the community response: The training and empowerment of communities in neighborhoods and corregimientos will be promoted, so that they are an active part of the alert system.

–Innovation and technology at the service of the city: Predictive models will be improved, more sensors and stations will be integrated and the modernization of the risk management system will be encouraged.