Haiti Case Study Flashcards
HAITI 2010 POPULATION
9.6 MILLION
PORT AU PRINCE POPULATION
3 MILLION
HAITI GDP PER CAPITA
$660- POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
HAITI HDI RANKING
147TH IN THE WORLD
HAITI ADULT LITERACY RATE
53%- POOR EDUCATION
WHAT MAKES HAITI A MULTI-HAZARD LOCATION?
HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS OCCUR ALONGSIDE EARTHQUAKES
WHAT % OF POPULATION IN PORT AU PRINCE LIVED IN POORLY CONSTRUCTED HIGH DENSITY CONCRETE BUILDINGS?
80%
WHAT IS DANGEROUS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF PORT AU PRINCE?
PORT AU PRINCE SITS ON EXACTLY ON THE HOTSPOT OF EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN HAITI
WHAT PLATES IS HAITI SITTING ON?
GONAVE MICRO PLATE, CARIBBEAN PLATE, NORTH AMERICAN PLATE
HOW WAS HAITI ABLE TO CONSTRUCT SETTLEMENTS IN SUCH TECTONICALLY ACTIVE AREAS?
LACK OF EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY- PEOPLE WEREN’T AWARE
HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE
7.0Mw
HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE MERCALLI INTENSITY
9.0
HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE PLATE MARGIN
CONSERVATIVE PLATE MARGIN - STRIKE SLIP FAULT, REALEASED 250 YEARS WORTH OF ENERGY
HOW LONG DID THE HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE LAST?
30 SECONDS
WHAT HAPPENED 20 MINUTES AFTER HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
TWO AFTERSHOCKS OF 6.7Mw AND 7.0Mw INTENSITY
WHERE WAS THE EPICENTRE IN HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
25KM FROM PORT AU PRINCE
SEVERITY OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE
MOST DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE TO HAPPEN TO ANY COUNTRY IN MODERN TIMES IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION KILLED
WHY WAS THE HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE AS DESTRUCTIVE AS IT WAS?
IT HAPPENED VERY CLOSE TO THE DENSELY POPULATED CAPITAL CITY, PORT AU PRINCE
HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE NUMBER OF DEATHS
230,000 (15X THE AMOUNT KILLED IN JAPAN 2011 TSUNAMI)
HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE NUMBER OF INJURIES
300,000
HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE LEFT HOMELESS BY HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
1.3 MILLION
WHAT WAS THE EARTHQUAKE’S IMPACT ON SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS IN HAITI?
80% OF SCHOOLS DESTROYED, 50% OF HOSPITALS DESTROYED
TOTAL ECONOMIC COST OF HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE
$7-8 BILLION (100-200% OF HAITI’S GDP)
HOW MANY HOMES COLLAPSED/ WERE CRITICALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
300,000 HOMES
WHAT % OF HAITI’S ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE WAS LOST?
60%
WHAT % OF HAITI WAS LEFT UNEMPLOYED?
70%
WHICH INDUSTRY WAS PARTICULARLY BADLY AFFECTED BY HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
CLOTHING INDUSTRY- HAITI’S LARGEST EMPLOYER
WHAT MADE IT PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR THE GOVERNEMENT TO COPE WITH THE EARTHQUAKE?
MORE THAN 180 GOVERNEMENT BUILDINGS AND 13 OUT OF 15 KEY GOVERNMENT OFFICES COLLAPSED
HOW WAS HAITI’S SOVEREIGNTY CHALLENGED BY THE HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
EXTENT OF FOREIGN INTERVENTION FROM UN AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE
LAND MOVED 1.8M
SEA LEVELS IN LOCAL AREAS CHANGED
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF VULNERABILITY: HOW DID BUILDING DESIGN AFFECT THE HAZARD POSED BY THE HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE?
HAITI DIDN’T HAVE ANY EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDINGS BEFORE THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF VULNERABILITY: WHAT IS BENEFICIAL ABOUT HAITI’S CURRENT INVESTMENT IN EARTHQUAKE PROOF BUILDINGS?
FOR EVERY DOLLAR HAITI INVESTS IN EARTHQUAKE PROOF BUIILDINGS, $4-7 ARE SAVED IN POTENTIAL FUTURES LOSSES FROM EARTHQUAKES
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF VULNERABILITY: DISASTER PLAN
A DISASTER PLAN HAS BEEN CREATED, WHICH INCLUDES STOCKPILES OF FOOD AND BOTTLED WATER
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: TEMPORARY CAMPS
1500 TEMPORARY CAMPS WERE SET UP OUTSIDE PORT AU PRINCE
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: WORLD BANK FUNDING
WORLD BANK PROVIDED FUNDING FOR 140,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE CAMPS
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: WATER AND SANITATION
WATER AND SANITATION PROVIDED FOR 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: HOW MUCH WAS SENT BY THE US AS INTERNATIONAL AID?
$100 MILLION
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: HOW MUCH WAS SENT BY THE EU AS INTERNATIONAL AID?
$33O MILLION
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: FOOD RATIONS
4.3 MILLION PEOPLE SUPPLIED WITH FOOD RATIONS IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES: WORLD BANK DEBT
WORLD BANK CANCELLED HALF OF HAITI’S DEBT AND GAVE THE COUNTRY 5 YEARS BEFORE IT HAD TO REPAY THE OTHER HALF
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AID
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PROVIDE AID, BUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEND SUPPLIES
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): UN DIFFICULTIES
UN HUMANITARIAN AID COORDINATOR KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE, UN BUILDING DESTROYED- COORDINATION OF SUPPLIES BECAME DIFFICULT
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): RUBBLE
BY JULY 2010 RUBBLED REMAINED UNCLEARED, HINDERED DISTRIBUTION OF AID
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): CHOLERA OUTBREAK
CHOLERA KILLED 6900 PEOPLE- FIRST OUTBREAK IN HAITI FOR 100 YEARS
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): AID MONEY
HAITI ONLY HAD 72% OF THE AID MONEY 12 MONTHS AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): DANGEROUS CAMPS
CAMPS HAD INADEQUATE POLICING MEANING RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WAS WIDESPREAD
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): HOUSING
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE 500,000 HAITIANS WERE STILL LIVING IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
HAITI’S MITIGATION OF LOSSES (SHORTCOMINGS): EMERGENCY SERVICES AT THE EVENT
THE NIGHT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE THERE WAS JUST ONE AMBULANCE IN PORT AU PRINCE
