Atlas

The book develops the generalities of the hydroclimatology of the region, as well as its importance in the planning and management processes of the territory. The document presents the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) on a quarterly, 6-yearly and annual scale, this index represents the standard deviation of precipitation from a historical average, indicating positive values wet conditions, and negative dry conditions. This methodology was applied during the most important extreme events of El Niño and La Niña in the last century for the department and the results were interpolated using the cokriging methodology, in order to regionally identify precipitation anomalies in the department. In addition, the document shows the strategic role of the department's ecosystems in adapting to climate change and extreme events, identified: the forest of the bigeographical chocó, the mangrove, the moor, the humid high Andean rainforest and wetlands. The book is an input of scientific information valid for the understanding of extreme climate events, designed as a tool for institutions related to water, climate and environmental management and planning, as well as universities, research centers, undergraduate students, postgraduate students and other fields that seek to promote simple actions and feasible practices to address climate variability in the department.