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This paper analyzed the importance of integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adapting policies into the socio-economic development plans of coastal municipalities in Cuba. To this end, a literature review was carried out to locate the main theoretical and bibliographical sources on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, coastal municipalities and government policies and triangulate them to create a four-phase integration tool. This tool will improve the territorial development plans and make them more effective while promoting an integrated vision of disaster risk reduction and adapting to climate change as a fundamental basis for the sustainability of development in Cuba. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modeling safety scenarios for dams strengthens effectiveness of disaster risk management plans in this kind of work by reducing risk of failures that can cause considerable damage. The aim of the present paper was a proposal of a modeling methodology for safety scenarios in tailing dams from the Cuban nickel industry, to determine indicators and failure mechanisms, in order to achieve early detection risks and their reduction, as well as to minimize the negative impacts on the economy, the population, and the environment through a risk and disaster management plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this investigation was to define the zoning of soil liquefaction potential for the Guillermón Moncada Popular Council in the municipality of Santiago de Cuba. The engineering and geological conditions and seismic peculiarities favoring a seism to take place were assessed. The safety factor was re-calculated after determining possible maximum intensity values based on seismic magnitudes that can trigger the soil of the investigated area to liquefy. A scheme of the area's soil susceptibility to liquefaction was obtained. Based on this result, it was concluded that the sectors that are most likely to experience soil liquefaction if an earthquake of magnitudes ranging between 7,75 and 8 occurs are located towards the center-east of the Popular Council with sandy-clayey soils being predominant. This information is very useful for the location and planning of engineering construction works in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The occurrence of landslides in Moa poses a serious threat to the industry, communities, socio-economic activities and the environment. The objective of this research is to assess and map the risks generated by the occurrence of landslides in the area by applying the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). For a methodological guidance, the guideline dated 2012 prepared by the National Risk Management Group was used to conduct the landslide hazard, vulnerability, risk analysis on the ground. As a result, this work produced a map indicating the overall landslide dangerousness in Moa on a 1:100 000 scale. This map is one more risk management and mitigation tool in the territorial organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The investigation was guided to establish a geologic zonación engineer of danger and risks for inundation in the territory of Sagua of Tánamo, by means of the analysis and interpretation of the main conditions and conditioning causes of the physical means that propitiate the development of this phenomenon, with the employment of the techniques of digital cartography and SIG. The adopted method, contrary to the methods of traditional works of cartography engineer - geologic and the making of projects SIG, outlines the solution of the problem starting from the conjugation of both, considering among the methods and technical of digital cartographic representation the informatización starting from the work with maps bases and overlapping of its layers. The inundation risk map of Sagua de Tánamo is shown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper has as main objective to establish a classification of the different types of movements of masses in slopes developed in the territory of Moa. The typology classification is based on the documentation of the movements found in the area, as well as characterization of all the geometric, structural elements and compositional of the material in which it has been developed; besides keeping in mind the classifications more accepted at international level. As a results a proposal is made of classification and description of the movements of masses containing the mechanisms of the slips in three main groups: mechanisms related with fall free of the rock, mechanisms of slips through a defined failure surface and mechanism of movements of masses in a disorganized way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper represents a hydrogeologic regionalization of Pinar del Río province in GIS platform. The principles of elaboration of this map propose the division of the territory starting from the automatic integration of a group of such natural variables as: physical-geographical characteristics, hydrology, geomorphology, hydrogeology and structure particularities. It is recognized the regional regularities and the common features of each hydrogeologic structure, such as: the sources of the underground waters, the recharge conditions, circulation and discharges of the horizons and aquifer complexes, hydrochemical and hydrodynamic zoning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The watershed of the Cayo Guam River is affected by the anthropogenic activity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of waters of the river from Hydrochemical point of view. It has been taken 13 samples in total around the river bed and in different points subsequent and previous to the polluted sources. To control terrestrial waters, the values of bacteriological, physical and chemical determinations were verified taking into consideration the regulations in force. It was concluded that the main source of water pollution is the exploration and exploitation of different deposits (lateritic, chromite, aggregate) on the riverbed. From the physical point of view, the waters turned out to be weakly basic, hydrocarbon-magnesium type I and soft waters because of its hardness and low calcium contents due to the lithology of the area; its coloration exceeds what is permissible in some sampling points. The presence of nitrites that show contamination by nearby sewers was also detected; showing bacteriological contamination at the point of higher concentration of nitrites. Although the pollution values are not alarming, some elements are above the norms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the investigation is to evaluate the engineering and geological conditions of the soils in Caimanera, province of Guantanamo in order to identify the areas of higher seismic probabilities and soil susceptibility to liquefaction. The probability was analyzed to amplify the seismic waves taking into account the effect of the area depending on the physical and mechanical properties in the area of study. The sectors having favorable and unfavorable conditions for the construction of engineering works were characterized. The applied indicator system includes engineering and geological parameters and the calculation of the safety factor for liquefaction. It was concluded that the soils having a greater potential to liquefy are located to the center of the city with the largest population settlement and where the existing fill material behaves as clayey sand type soils and sandy clay soils with gravel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo discurre sobre la minería del cromo en Moa, Cuba. Los autores comentan sobre la importancia de la comunicación en los procesos geológicos y mineros, y describen el concepto de la geoconservación. También se considera el desarrollo de las actividades minerías, incluyendo el avance territorial.

Several methods for seismic risk calculation were analyzed in order to obtain the more adequate one in relation with real data and conditions, available for seismic risk determination in Bayamo city. The seismotectonic risk, which expresses the periodicity of occurrence in determined zone, is analyzed using the computer techniques and systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]