Impacto de la erosión costera en comunidades del Litoral Sur de la RAACN posterior a ETA e IOTA

Abstract

This study presents the results of the analysis of the
impact of Coastal Erosion, which, for the purposes of
this Article, shall be referred to as EC, following the
passage of hurricanes ETA and IOTA in 8 communities
of the southern coast of the Northern Caribbean Coast
Autonomous Region, composed by Karatá and Wawa
Bar in the municipality of Puerto Cabezas; Haulover,
Wautha Bar, Walpasiksa, Barra de Prinzapolka, Samil and Ariswatla, in the municipality of Prinzapolka. The
main objective was to identify the impact levels in terms
of Coastal Erosion left by the passage of hurricanes
ETA and IOTA in these communities. The observation
guide on the Coastal Erosion-Sedimentation Index
(IS-SC) was the main methodology used, enriched
with informal interviews with the inhabitants who
accompanied the visits and tours of the communities.
The results obtained indicate that there are different
causal and conditioning factors that favor a greater
impact of coastal erosion. It was also identified that the
community with the highest IE-SC was Haulover, which
reached a Level 5; However, five of the communities
evaluated reached level 3, which shows that 71.3%
are affected by this phenomenon at this level. As a
recommendation, a similar analysis is suggested for
the rest of the communities of the Northern Caribbean
Coast as well as the communities of the Pacific Coast.