Construção e validação de um índice de vulnerabilidade socioambiental para a vigilância e gestão de desastres naturais no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Construction and validation of a socio-environmental vulnerability index for monitoring and management of natural disasters in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.)
; 19(10): 4157-4165, nov. 2014. tab, graf
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
As inundações representam aproximadamente 40% do total de desastres naturais ocorridos em todo o mundo, são consideradas, portanto, um importante problema de saúde pública. Embora as inundações constituam um problema global, dados da Estratégia Internacional de Redução de Desastres revelam que quase a totalidade dos óbitos ou afetados concentram-se em países em desenvolvimento. Presume-se que, embora tenham causas naturais, as consequências das inundações envolvem também questões sociais. Para tentar predizer o grau de vulnerabilidade de uma localidade na ocorrência de desastres naturais, foi desenvolvido neste trabalho um índice socioambiental. Para tanto, usou-se análise multivariada, envolvendo análise fatorial e variáveis demográficas, sociais e ambientais. O índice foi aplicado nos municípios do estado do Rio de Janeiro e comparado aos números oficiais da Defesa Civil. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que o índice proposto atende a expectativa de predizer a vulnerabilidade da população local.
ABSTRACT
Floods account for approximately 40% of natural disasters that occur around the world and they are therefore considered a major public health problem. While floods constitute a global problem, data from the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction showed that almost all of the deaths or individuals affected are concentrated in developing countries. It is assumed that, although they have natural causes, the consequences of floods also involve social issues. To try to predict such vulnerability in the occurrence of natural disasters, a social and environmental index that shows the degree of vulnerability of a location was developed in this paper. This index was developed using multivariate analysis involving factor analysis and demographic, social and environmental variables. The index was applied in the municipalities of the state of Rio de Janeiro and compared with the official figures of the Civil Defense Unit. The results found suggest that the proposed index meets the expectation of predicting the vulnerability of the local population.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3D Strengthen the capacity for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
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Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Hydrometeorological and Geophysical Hazards
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Goal 8: Outbreaks, emergencies and disasters
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Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Environmental Health
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Disasters
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR