Main Hazards

Venezuela is a country that is known for having many earthquakes, floods, mudslides and hurricanes. However, the two main hazards that the country experiences are earthquakes and flooding. Above the top of Venezuela lies a continental/oceanic transform fault and running through the side of the country runs a continental oceanic convergent boundary. Due to this, the country is prone to major earthquakes in the top meanwhile the side of the convergent boundary may experience great earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, mass wasting and subsidence, as explained in the book. Over the years Venezuela has had many earthquakes and flooding in the country, the most recent earthquake occurred in August that had a magnitude of 7.3 which was located in northern Venezuela and had 3 aftershocks. Meanwhile the most recent flooding occurred in September flooded many rivers and affected different families in many states in Venezuela. The floods were caused by the heavy rain that the country usually experiences during July to November, which caused a rise of flooding in rivers.
I would prioritize these hazards because they are the hazards that occur often in the country. In a 10-year report from 2005 to 2014 floods and earthquakes had a higher frequency that occurred along with mortality and economic issues, especially flooding. In order to prepare and mitigate in the case of a hazard. Venezuela has different plans one including the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) which outlines five priorities of action for achieving disaster resilience. Its goal is to reduce disaster losses. Although the country is preparing for any hazards that will occur they still do not meet all guidelines and preparation for an event. i think it would be a priority to prepare with the community and educate them on the hazards and their risks. It would also be important to teach the community to pay attention to the weather conditions and the news for any potential hazards. It is also important to plan in the case of an event including: shelter, communication lines, etc. It is also important to make builds resilient to the hazards for less damage.
Although many parts of Venezuela are affected by the hazards, the target of focus first which is the areas more risky are the top
of the country due to the boundary and faults. The area that would be ideal to construct a house in order to avoid hazards would be the area in the center of the country because it is rarely affected by hazards.

References:
Venezuela Disasters & Risk Profile
DIRDN Disaster Plan (Spanish)
Hyogo Framework for Action
Venezuela HFA update (Spanish)