Hazards - Haiti EQ CS

Question 1

When did it happen?

Answer 1

12 Jan at 4:35 am

Question 2

What is Haiti corruption index?

Answer 2

170th/180

Question 3

What magnitude was the EQ?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

How much of the capital was destroyed?

Answer 4

60%
- Port au Prince -> inadequate infrastructure
- Airport

Question 5

What has caused more flooding and landslides to take effect?

Answer 5

Deforestation

Question 6

What is Haitis GDP?

Answer 6

$1,494

Question 7

Why do people live there?

Answer 7

• May not have a choice
• There’s work

Question 8

What were the primary effects?

Answer 8

• Killing 230,00 people
• 3 million affected 1/3 of pop
• Destroyed 60% of capital
• 70% of buildings in Port au Prince collapsed -> blocked roads

Question 9

What were the secondary effects?

Answer 9

• 4000 amputees
• 1.5 million homeless
• Rise in crime -> rape
• 6,900 deaths from cholera
• 500,000 cases reported
• Migration to Canada, USA, Brazil, but visas revoked

Question 10

What are other secondary effects?

Answer 10

• Some Haitian nurses who worked for NGOs have opted to continue working else where -> brain drain
• 80% schools destroyed
• 20% of jobs disappeared

Question 11

How many people live in slums?

Answer 11

85%

Question 12

What % is unemployment?

Answer 12

75%

Question 13

How much of the pop is living below $2?

Answer 13

74%

Question 14

What were the responses?

Answer 14

• Manual lift of rubble - search
• Dominican Republic allowed Haitians to cross borders and receives medical help -> sent in water, food + equipment
• The UN launched an appeal for $ 526 million to help 3 mill people
• 2yrs -> WB donated 30 million for redevelopment
• 1 yr -> 5 % rubble cleared

Question 15

What are the economic impacts?

Answer 15

• $7.8 billion damages + losses -> WB cancelled debt for 5yrs
• Immigration -> remittances now biggest contribution to GDP

Question 16

What are the environmental impacts?

Answer 16

2% of Haitis forest left -> for camps + firewood -> increased flooding

Question 17

How many prisoners escaped?

Answer 17

4000 from prison Civille

Question 18

What type of state is Haiti?

Answer 18

Fragile

Question 19

Why does the society not trust the Govt?

Answer 19

Fraudulent Elections

Question 20

Why was only 38% of $1.4 billion that had been donated been spent?

Answer 20

• Leadership lacking
• Governmental experience lost
• 13/15 ministry buildings destroyed
• 30% of staff lost

Question 21

What are the attempts to mitigate?

Answer 21

• No clear disaster response plan
• No building codes
• UCLBP - construction codes -> not successful -> 130,000 homes destroyed, 39,000 people displaced

Question 22

What are the attempts to mitigate and modify against losses?

Answer 22

• NGOs not working with Haitian authorities -> not many spoke French
• Building back better -> little impact
• Homelessness from before not accounted for
• Flooding and soil erosion worsened -> land not productive -> slow progress
• UN Mission threatened Haitian sovereignty - failed to deliver peace