case study: Haiti 2010 - impacts and human responses Flashcards
what magnitude was Haiti?
7
how many recorded aftershocks were there?
59
what plate margin?
conservative between Caribbean and north American plate
how many people died?
220,000 - 316,000 (social/demographic)
how many injuries?
300,000+ (social/demographic)
how much rubble and debris in port au prince?
19 million m sq (env)
how many schools damaged/destroyed?
4,000 (social)
what happened to gov buildings and schools?
60% gov buildings and 80% schools destroyed (social/political)
what were some economic impacts?
- transport and communication links damaged
- airports control tower damaged + port out of use
- 1 in 5 jobs (clothing industry) lost due to damage to facilities and buildings
short term: how much aid was given?
100 million aid from usa, 330 million by EU
short term: how many people placed in aid camps?
810,000
short term: what shelter was provided?
115,000 tents and more than 1 million tarpaulin shelters
short term: how many people given food?
4.3 million
short term: how much from charity?
$1.1 billion
long term: after one year?
- 1 million people without houses
- cholera outbreak
- 50 semi-permanent schools
- sanitation provided for 1.7 million
long term: world bank?
world bank waived the countries debt repayments for 5 years
long term: people without jobs?
70% pop without jobs - support given through cash/food for work projects
long term: 3 years?
- 360,000 people living in tents
- IDA finance children to go to school, people given money to move
long term: 7 years?
50000 people remain displaced and parts of port au prince not recovered
why was the Haiti earthquake so bad?
60% of buildings in port au prince were sub standard - were not sufficiently reinforced
no local planning system and no quality standards for buildings
2008, hurricane gustav, Hannah and ike within a month - 800,000 people required assistance, thousands of dwellings, assets such as crops, livestock and infrastructure damaged
