Disaster Governance: PG Flashcards
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Good Governance: China Sichuan May 2008
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- Wealthy, able to respond quickly.
- 130,000 Soldiers where deployed to areas effected.
- Medical Services respond quickly.
- People in dangerous areas where evacuated.
- 10 billion for rebuilding.
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Poor Governance: China Sichuan May 2008.
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- Corrupt Government officials.
- Unsafe building regulations.
- 40,000 people moved into new homes, as they weren’t built safely.
- 7,000 school rooms collapsed
- 5,335 children dead.
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Action for the future: China Sichuan May 2008
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- Rebuild city vulnerability’s from scratch.
- Reconstruction projects.
- 99% of 196,000 farm houses rebuilt.
4
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Good Governance: Haiti 2010
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- Concerns about political corruption, meant these organisations are unwilling to channel and give money through Hawaiian governments directly.
- Haiti chose to manage products themselves.
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Poor Governance: Haiti 2010
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- High level of corruption > lack of resources & commitments to improving the countries infrastructure & living standards.
- Lack of disaster preparations > meant government officials didn’t know what to do when disaster struck.
- 9,000 people died.
- 70,000 effected.
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Action for the future: Haiti 2010
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- Better warning systems
- Improved ability to cope with natural disasters.
- Warning citizens.
7
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Good Governance: Japan 2011
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- Good Building construction.
- Low level of corruption meant that building regulations were strictly ejected.
- 10 metre high walls in areas vulnerable to Tsunamis.
- Gave warning systems.
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Poor Governance: Japan 2011
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- Government debate levels rose.
- Failed to consider that the tsunamis nuclear plant was vulnerable to tsunamis & didn’t build to withstand.
- Lack of procedures & regulations.
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Actions for the future: Japan 2011
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- High sea wall
- Newly designed nuclear power stations.
- Capability to withstand tsunamis improved.
- Reducing the countries dependence on one type of energy that may be at risk from hazard disasters.
