“Public contracting in natural disasters” the meeting took place at the Hotel Taburiente Playa de Los Cancajos, and was attended by approximately 180 professionals, public employees and technical staff from both management and auditing entities in the public sector.
As an example of public procurement, the volcanic eruption of Tajogaite should be highlighted, operating especially in the early stages of disaster management.
Then, when the situation stabilizes but the emergency continues over time, it becomes less efficient and requires mechanisms to maintain the situation of exceptionality adapted to the subsequent reconstruction.
The Commissioner for the Reconstruction of La Palma, Héctor Izquierdo, who attended the closing of the event together with the president of the island council, Sergio Rodríguez, undertook to transfer to the normative working group of the Ministry of Justice the proposals for legal changes that were raised during the day. “Just as science has evolved and has allowed us many advances in volcanic research, the regulations must be flexible in emergency situations and be able to adapt,” said the Commissioner.
The Commissioner will study the policy changes proposed by public managers for prolonged emergencies such as volcanic emergencies.