Disaster Prevention

The Tegucigalpa municipal government will dedicate over 700 million lempiras (about $28 million) and 7% of city revenue to disaster prevention, mitigation, and climate adaptation, with 85% funding structural infrastructure to reduce flood and landslide risks in vulnerable neighborhoods.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government has identified 763 neighborhoods at high risk from heavy rains and flooding, with 225 communities particularly vulnerable to inundation from the Choluteca River, and plans to invest about L700 million (roughly $28 million) this year in prevention infrastructure.