Peru officials coordinate aid to protect vulnerable communities from El Niño
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Maritza Canales, the minister of Desarrollo e Inclusión Social, met with Richard Hancco, the governor of Puno, to coordinate emergency responses to the El Niño climate phenomenon.
The meeting included representatives from the Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia Regional to integrate social program teams into regional disaster efforts. The ministry will deploy evaluators certified by the Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil to identify families affected by frosts, water shortages, and other climate events.
These teams will work to ensure that vulnerable populations receive timely assistance. The authorities plan to share data on high-risk zones to establish logistics for aid delivery while ensuring that existing social programs continue to function during emergencies. Canales visited the San Francisco de Asís community dining room in Ayaviri to inspect its operations. This facility provides meals to elderly people, people with disabilities, and low-income families.
The provincial mayor of Melgar, Rosell Mamani, provided a batch of food to the dining room during the visit. Canales also plans to oversee a mobile social action platform in Yapura to provide services in the Quechua and Aymara languages.
