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1 Panama Humanitarian Background

Disasters,
Conflicts and
Migration

Natural Yes / No Comments / Details

Disasters

Drought No Panama has not experienced major droughts in recent years

Earthquakes Yes San vito and volcan have several minor earthquakes every day

Epidemics Yes Last year they declare conjunctivitis epidemic

Extreme Yes in 2015 there will be heat wave in Panama; thermal sensation
Temperatures reaches 41 degrees centigrade

Flooding Yes in this year there was a flood, because of the rains on the coasts
of Colon, there were affected

Insect Yes
Infestation in 2015, Dengue spread throughout the country

Mudslides No They have not been reported

Volcanic No They have not been reported

Eruptions

High Waves / No They have not been reported,

tsunamis The last tsunami was in 1982, the earthquake generated a
powerful tsunami that devastated the San Blas Archipelago

Wildfires Yes
Panama burned by forest fires caused by the hand of man in
great majority, this occurred in the year 2016

High Winds Yes strong wind in the peninsula of Azuero and the Gulf of Panama,
this occurred in 2016

Other Panama is characterized by having a great biodiversity in all its territory

Commets
 Man-Made
Issues

Civil Strife Yes In recent years, smuggling, crime and unemployment in

Panama have increased, are the main social problems in
Panama, although its economy is good

International No Panama does not have an armed force, so it is not ready for war;
Conflict it is not very common to have international conflicts

Internally Yes
Displaced A large data gap puts refugee, migrant and displaced children in
Persons danger and leaves them access to basic services according to
a UNICEF study in 2016

ACNUR, the UN Refugee Agency, has an office in Panama since 2004,

Refugees Yes
which supports children, young people who come mostly from
Present Colombia

Landmines Yes If there are landmines on the border of Panama and Colombia,
they caused heavy damage in some Panamanian police

Terrorist No The security minister of Panama says that his country is not
activities targeted by terrorist agents

Other Panama is a country that is characterized by having the Panama Canal that allows
Commets international marketing of many countries allows the information of the continents,
their economy and growth.

For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology
of Disasters:

http://www.emdat.be

http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/? (earthquake world info)

Calamities and Seasonal Effects

Seasonal Effects on Transport

Transport Comments From

(month) to
(month)

Primary In the winter, the roads are temporarily wet by the coasts of the rains April-
Road that occur, this brings with it some accidents December
Transport Rainy
Season

Secondary In the winter, the roads are temporarily wet by the coasts of the rains April-
Road that occur, this brings with it some accidents. Road construction December
Transport always slows traffic Rainy
Season

Rail The Panama Canal Railway Company is the union of companies january-
Transport between the Kansas City Southern and Mi-Jack Products that December
provides transport service by train to passengers and containerized Rainy
cargo between the cities of Panama and Colon given a concession Season
granted by the State for a period of 50 years

Air Transport For the second time they postponed the date of receipt of offers for january-
the study, redesign, implementation and training of the adaptation and December
optimization of Panamanian airspace.

Waterway The maritime transport to Panama is, by far, the most natural january-
Transport alternative. Throughout the last decades, its economy has progressed December
steadily, which has allowed it to position itself as the country with the
highest per capita income in the region. The expansion of the
Panama Canal, strong foreign and domestic investments and its
powerful logistics industry make maritime transport to Panama a safe
investment option

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period and any effects on transport. A seasonal economic or social activity can have a big impact
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period in Muslim countries, etc.)
 Seasonal Effects on Storage and Handling (economic, social, climate…)

Activity Comments From <month> to <month>

Storage

Handling

Other

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miscellaneous commodity handling and storage activities, such as repackaging parcel production.
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hot climate, flooding. Etc. etc.

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