What is DesInventar
Until the mid-1990.s, systematic information about the occurrence of daily
disasters of small and medium impact was not available in Latin America, nor
in the Andean Sub-region. From 1994, the creation of a common conceptual and
methodological framework was begun by groups of researchers, academicians,
and institutional actors linked to the Network of Social Studies in the
Prevention of Disasters in Latin America (Red de Estudios Sociales en
Prevención de Desastres en América Latina - LA RED). These groups
conceptualised a system of acquisition, consultation and display of information
about disasters of small, medium and greater impact, based on pre-existing data,
newspaper sources and institutional reports in nine countries in Latin
America. The developed conceptualisation, methodology and software tool is
called Disaster Inventory System - DesInventar (Sistema de Inventario de
Desastres . DesInventar).
The development of DesInventar, with its conception that makes visible
disasters from a local scale (town or equivalent), facilitates dialogue for
risk management between actors, institutions, sectors, provincial and
national governments.
DesInventar is a conceptual and methodological tool for the construction of
databases of loss, damage, or effects caused by emergencies or disasters. It
includes:
- Methodology (definitions and help in the management of data)
- Database with flexible structure
- Software for input into the database
- Software for consultation of data (not limited to a predefined number of consultations).
with selection options for search criteria.
