¿Misión imposible? Adaptación y gestión del riesgo climático en México. Experiencias desde los estados de Quintana Roo y Yucatán, by Emily Wilkinson and Fernando Aragón

Abstract

Given the process of climate change and the increase in disasters that trigger the hydrometeorological consequences associated with it, Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is an issue that is increasingly becoming more relevant in territorial planning processes. This reality is what underlies the academic contribution that Wilkinson and Aragón make in the work reviewed here. The authors aim to contribute to the understanding and knowledge of the sociopolitical dimension of DRM at the local level as a preparation mechanism for climate risk. To fulfill this task, they analyze the cases of three municipalities of the Yucatan Peninsula: San Felipe, Felipe Carrillo Puerto and Lázaro Cárdenas, selected because they are coastal municipalities affected by the recent occurrence of hurricanes.