Haiti Flashcards
1
Q
Why vulnerable
A
No building codes
70% less than $2 / day
No police/emergency services
- 2 fire stations entire country
86% Port au Prince = slums
History of corrupt governance
Reliance for public services
- NGOs
- UN
Location
2
Q
12th Jan 2010
A
200,000 killed
1.3million homeless
300,000 buildings
- 1/3 city destroyed
3
Q
Responses
A
Emergency services struggled = relies on NGOs e.g. Oxfam H2O supplies
•1500 makeshift camps
- 1 latrine/28
- steep slopes vulnerable to mass movement
•no sewage disposal systems = diseases e.g. Cholera
4
Q
Now
A
Disaster plan = food stockpiles/bottled water
Territorial building - decentralisation from Port au Prince
Economic rebuilding
Social rebuilding
5
Q
Background
A
Population 10.57million
Conservative plate boundary - Caribbean and North American
Epicentre 25km SW of Capital (Port au Prince) + SHALLOW FOCUS
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