MENTAL MAP

1. 66% of the population lives in urban areas and 96% of this population lives in the coastal and mountainous regions.

2. Geological Hazards

2.1. Ecuador is a highly seismically active territory.

2.1.1. Quito, the capital, is also in a high-risk area.

2.1.2. Ecuador is home to the greater part of the Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes range.

2.1.3. The volcanoes Tungurahua, Pichincha, and El Reventador have all been active within the past decade.

3. Disaster risk profile

3.1. Ecuador ranks 18th among countries with the highest economic.

3.1.1. The volcano Tungurahua is currently active.

3.1.2. Floods and landslides occur frequently and affect the population.

4. The floods are very frequent and have caused major emergencies in the past few years.

4.1. In Ecuador, the major floods have been associated with the El Niño phenomenon (1982- 1983 and 1997-1998), affecting especially the coastal

4.1.1. Periods of intense rains also cause significant floods, the most recent along the coastline in 2008.

5. Hydrometeorological Hazards

5.1. Ecuador is highly vulnerable to the El Niño phenomenon due to the concentration.

6. The concentration of development in the mountains leads to the fact that landslides form, a phenomenon that frequently affects urban areas and infrastructure.

6.1. In the last two decades, they have caused several river blockages with important losses

6.1.1. Road infrastructure is also often affected.