Haiti Case Study

Question 1

Haiti location and capital

Answer 1

North America, Caribbean Sea

Port au prince

Question 2

Details of quake

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

IMP: economic

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

IMP: Social

Answer 4

• 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

Question 5

IMP: Env

Answer 5

• 23,000 ++ landslides
• Soil liquefaction, damaging port au prince docks and port facilities
• Waves of 3m in height seen in southern coast

Question 6

IMP: Political

Answer 6

• Senatorial and municipal elections postponed from 2012 and 2011

Question 7

AID: Humanitarian

Answer 7

• 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

Question 8

AID: Problems

Answer 8

• 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.

Question 9

AID: Rebuilding

Answer 9

• 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