Haiti 2010

Question 1

Key Statistics of Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Answer 1

Magnitude: 7
Deaths: 230,000 (UN) 316,000 (Haiti)
Mercalli Scale: 9
Economic Cost: $14 Billion

Question 2

Examples of poor governance in Haiti

Answer 2

• Poorly constructed concrete buildings lead to “pancaking” because of no building regulations
• Insufficient land registry hindered response efforts
• Corruption with aid reaching people in need
• Poor services (medical and police)

Question 3

What increased Haiti’s vulnerability to tectonic hazards?

Answer 3

• Lowest income country in western hemisphere
• “Hurricane Alley”
• Poor urban planning with unplanned settlements on hills
• Poor living conditions (50% in capital had access to toilets, 33% had access to clean water)
• Little disaster insurance

Question 4

Social Impacts in Haiti 2010

Answer 4

• 1.5 Million Displaced
• 50% of hospitals destroyed
• 80% schools destroyed
• 300,000 houses destroyed

Question 5

Economic Impacts in Haiti

Answer 5

• 60% economic and governmental infrastructure destroyed.
• Main economic port destroyed.

Question 6

What were the responses to the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 6

• Little effective governance left meant it was mostly down to charity or developed countries to help, as well as IGOs like the UN.
• Temporary shelters were built, but due to limited land registry, were built on flood planes and rubbish dumps
• OXFAM helped with disaster insurance

Question 7

Secondary impacts of Haiti disaster.

Answer 7

• Up to 9,000 deaths from cholera outbreak in temporary camps
• Crime increased