Haiti Case Study Flashcards
1
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Haiti location and capital
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North America, Caribbean Sea
Port au prince
2
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Details of quake
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- 12 Jan 2010
- Mag: 7
- Epicenter was port au prince
- Focus 13 km under surface
- 2 aftershocks in following days
- Located on boundary of N. American and Caribbean plate –> conservative boundary
3
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IMP: economic
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- 30,000 commercial buildings collapse
- Garment industries were damaged –> provided 28,000 people w/ employment and was 805 of exports
- GDP reduce by 5.1%
- Costs of damage were about $7.8 -85. b in 2010
4
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IMP: Social
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- 300,000 injured, 220,000 deaths
- 1.5 million internally displaced –> continued to 37,000 ++ still as of 2017 (Long term)
- 50+ hospitals/healthcare centres destroyed
- Rise in households suffering from food insecurity.
- 3000+ schools destroyed
5
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IMP: Env
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- 23,000 ++ landslides
- Soil liquefaction, damaging port au prince docks and port facilities
- Waves of 3m in height seen in southern coast
6
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IMP: Political
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- Senatorial and municipal elections postponed from 2012 and 2011
7
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AID: Humanitarian
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- Celebrity telethon by Haitian American rapper Wyclef Jean and gEORGE clooney raised $60m
- Countries sent doctors, food supplies, etc.
- In Feb, G7 forgave Haiti’s debt
- Foreign programmes with text donation
8
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AID: Problems
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- Aid took a while to reach bc airport and roads damage
- RC raised 500m for aid and claimed to build 130,000 homes. Only 6 perm. homes were seen to have been built. Apparently the money was divided into other sectors such as shelter/sanitation.
9
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AID: Rebuilding
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- In 2015 supreme court being was built
- Rehab of key infrasturcture –> benefitted 1.1 m people.. recovery supplies 500,000 people, 110,000 m cube of debris removed from canals
- Reconstruction of 100 km of road –> access to market and services, work opportunities and tourism
- Restored Ministry of Economy and finance’s internal control and audit functions
