Resiliência e turismo: o papel da Defesa Civil na gestão de riscos de desastres que envolvem a atividade turística nas áreas de falésias de Tibau do Sul/RN

Abstract

The Guide for Building Resilient Cities developed by UNISDR (United Nations International Office for Disaster Reduction) recommends the engagement of managers and the community in risk management and disaster reduction. The United Nations, based on this document, guides measures aimed at contributing to the formation of a resilient culture. Disaster risk management on the cliffs of Tibau do Sul/RN is one of the attributions of Civil Defense in conjunction with a range of public and private agencies. Civil defense and protection actions that involve risk management consist of planning and executing prevention and mitigation actions to avoid social, economic and environmental damage. It appears, from the research, that real estate speculation and disordered tourist activity in the areas of cliffs favors the occurrence of accidents and disasters, which have already been evident over the last few years. Under this scenario, local managers, the community and professionals working in tourism in the municipality can join efforts to make Praia da Pipa a resilient destination, following the Sustainable Development Goals proposed in the 2030 Agenda. This study proposes to understand the relationship between Civil Defense actions and disaster risk reduction for tourists in the cliff areas of Tibau do Sul/RN. To this end, obstacles to the development of a resilient culture in the local community are identified, related to the risks identified in areas of cliffs with the assumptions suggested in the Guide for Building Resilient Cities of UNISDR and understood which actions are under the competence of the UNISDR Civil Defense that can strengthen tourism in the region. Because it is an academic study, it is based on bibliographic and documentary research, of the exploratory type, under a qualitative approach and using the methods of document analysis made available by public agencies. This investigation contributes by generating subsidies for knowledge about disaster risk management from the perspective of tourism, encouraging new researchers and professionals in the area to add other discussions that are based on the themes of tourism, resilience, protection and civil defense.