The Diputación de Alicante requires the Generalitat to establish an autonomous coordinating body between the administrations, dealing with emergencies and disasters that require rapid response. This was requested by the Provincial Deputy for Infrastructure, Javier Gutierrezinterfering with the Valencian Courts special commission for the study of risk prevention measures from strong storms, on behalf of the provincial institution. Gutiérrez argued for its necessity. “move together under one direction”.
The head of infrastructures stressed the appropriateness of Generalitat Valenciana being the one to promote a “clear” protocol and the necessary organizational and resource mechanisms. Gutiérrez, the joint work carried out by all administrations, “it should always be aimed at saving time and improving reaction capacity”. There is a need for development for this. Procedural Manual This determines exactly how, by whom and how to act.
In the economics department, Gutiérrez wanted this to be defined “clearly” as well. how damages are assessed and which administration bears them in the case of small municipalities, depending on their legal mandate or capacity. At this point, he reaffirmed the Alicante Provincial Assembly’s commitment to assist the population of the province, which required “as we always do with all available material and human resources, but the creation of a method for determining costs and their distribution among them”. different administrations in a regulatory manner”.
Gutiérrez emphasized that at the moment, governments generally act according to the criteria of proximity, often interfering in areas not within their jurisdiction, but what is really needed is the creation of a structure originating from the Generalitat. and to Cortes Create clear guidelines in emergencies. In this way, the representative of Diputación stated that they will be able to take full advantage of all the resources available by all governments.
Water and city management
Examining risk mitigation measures from severe storms and possible actions to reduce regions’ vulnerability to events such as the January 2020 storm Gloria, the commission was approved in March 2020 and set up in November 2021. Analyzing how water, land and urban issues have been governed in recent years. In addition, it is aimed to know both the causes and extent of floods and overflows. review restructuring and prevention actions, but also to know the economic losses affecting several counties. His focus was to see that responsibility for the disastrous consequences of storms like Gloria lies with urban planning in areas at risk of flooding. Affected municipalities are therefore requested to submit a report and map of the affected area as well as urban, developable, rural and protected lands, overlapping flood zones, according to current urban planning. additionally The number of licenses granted for the construction of housing on unzoned land is requested. In addition, the commission aims to examine the actions that public administrations should take to both restructure the damage and prevent it in the future, taking into account the effects of climate change.
For all this, the documents requested from the municipalities involved in the disaster area, the Generalitat for soil policy or action plans against floods, or the Government on the protection of the coasts and infrastructures of the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ) will be analyzed. . ). In total, during this year the total 73 appearing, Between experts in the field and municipal, district and state officials, as well as neighborhood associations.