Haiti vs Japan response/management

Question 1

what makes Haiti vulnerable?

Answer 1

• one of the poorest countries in the world with a HDI of 0.493
• corruption within government
• weak infrastructure
• informal, unsafe living conditions
• lacking of planning and prep
• poverty (slums)

Question 2

how has Japan reduced its vulnerability?

Answer 2

-developed so have financial resources
-adequate buildings due to enforced regulations
-some tsunami defences
-disaster plans: education and evacuation
however
-assets vulnerable (Fukushima)
-economically vulnerable due to wealth and trade links

Question 3

what is the governance like in Haiti?

Answer 3

decades of corrupt, ineffective and brutal government left Haitian people vulnerable due to slum housing, ineffectual water supply and endemic poverty.

Question 4

what is the governance like in Japan?

Answer 4

developed so have:

• widespread insurance schemes
• government run preparation programmes (e.g Japans disaster prevention day each year)
• monitoring systems and defences
• regulated local planning systems