Stakeholder Input for a Common, Global, Comprehensive Risk Management Framework for Industrial Parks to Manage Risks from Natural Hazards

Abstract

Towards the development of a comprehensive risk management framework for industrial parks to assess and manage risk from the conjoint natural hazards and technological accidents, meetings and industry visits were arranged in Colombia in order to obtain input that can help refine the proposed framework. Eight multi-stakeholder meetings were conducted with the participation of more than 80 experts. In addition, more than 20 public and private organizations were contacted as well as three industrial visits were carried out. The main aim of the visits was to obtain expert feedback on the proposed framework in addition to data collection for understanding the current state regarding Natech risk and risk management in Colombia. As a result, expert feedback was positive indicating the need for and usefulness of the proposed framework. Contributions to the framework include: validation of the need to consider risk governance and risk communication to integrate cooperation mechanisms among stakeholders and the importance of including external environmental aspects in the proposed framework.