OECD REVIEW OF

MEXICOS NATIONAL
SYSTEM FOR CIVIL
PROTECTION

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
 WHAT IS AT STAKE ?

1. Mexico :
2. a country many opportunities, but also identified
vulnerabilities to a range of natural hazards
3. A high socio economic cost : National
Development Plan
4. Need to
1. Continue consolidating and strengthening SINAPROC
2. Prioritise activities
3. Foster inclusive and innovative solutions
4. Focus on prevention
 Number of Deaths

200
400
600
800
1000
1200

0
1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978
Number of deaths

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985
Less casualties

1986
Mexico

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993
Average OECD countries

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
 But still significant economic losses
LOOSES/GDP Average
2.50%

2.00%

1.50%

1.00%

0.50%

0.00%

2006

2008

2010
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005

2007

2009

2011
Source: EM-Dat, World Bank. GDP and losses in current USD dollars.
 Particularly when compared with other
countries

Economic losses,
US Billion

Source: EM-Dat, World Bank. GDP and losses in current USD dollars.
 THE VALUE OF PEER REVIEWS

1. A key feature of OECD work:

mutual learning
exchange among peers
2. The review process: a joint journey
Kick Off,
70 questionnaires,
2 fact finding missions,
policy dialogue, and fact checking
international discussion in Paris
3. The follow up
Policy implementation
Identification of good practices
 HIGH LEVEL RISK FORUM

OBJECTIVES

Comparative analysis to optimise risk management

policies
Helping governments to prepare for Major Risks
Principles for Risk Management
Partnership with the private sector
Country reviews of risk management policies
 RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE

Risk Assessment
Prevention

Recovery Learning experience

Mitigation

Emergency response
 KEY ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

1. Natural hazards and vulnerability in Mexico

2. Civil protection legal and institutional
framework
3. Risk assessment
4. Prevention
5. Emergency response
6. Recovery and reconstruction
7. International cooperation
 CIVIL PROTECTION: A CORE CAPACITY FOR
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

3 key natural hazards

Earthquakes and seismic risks
Floods
Tropical storms
Drivers of increased exposure
Social and economic vulnerability
 Exposure and vulnerability

Drivers of increased Social and economic

exposure: vulnerability
Urbanisation Concentration of assets in
risk areas
Internal migration
Infrastructure
Population growing
vulnerability
Illegal settlements in risk
Poverty
areas
Low insurance
penetration
Isolated communities
Population dispersion
 Legal and Institutional Frameworks

1986 creation of SINAPROC after 1985

earthquake
Multi-agency and multi-level coordination
with a focus on emergency response in a
federal context
Progressive improvement of the legal
framework to:
Harmomise the approaches throughout the
country (2000 Law)
Impulse a new approach: Integrated Risk
Management (2012) A new General Law for Civil
Protection in 2012
 Governance Challenges

Multi-level governance
32 States, 2441 Municipalities
Diversity of capacities and levels of
development at local level
Lack of regulatory monitoring and
enforcement at local level
Need for building human capital at local
level
 Managing complexity and fostering trust

A key focus for the OECD as an organisation

A very challenging task that requires
commitments from all actors and stakeholders
as well as leadership
Much has been accomplished but more needs
to be done to strengthen prevention
Complex challenge as it involves policy trade
offs at local level, and the need to foster an
integrated perspective for risk management
THANK YOU