Haiti 2010 Multihazard environment Flashcards
How many people died in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti?
Over 200,000
How many people were left displaced from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti?
More than 1.5 million.
Who was Laurent Lamothe and what did he have to say about the 2010 earthquake in Haiti?
He was Haiti’s prime minister between 2012 and 2014, claiming the earthquake ‘literally set us back 50 years’
What is Haiti’s population?
9.8 million.
What is Haiti’s GNI?
$660 per capita per annum.
What percentage of Haiti’s GDP was composed of remittances in 2008?
32%.
What percentage of Haiti’s land is forested? And what are the impacts of this?
2%. This means that the land is susceptible to landslides, floods and mudslides.
What percentage of Port-Au-Prince’s population live in slum conditions?
86%.
What percentage of Haiti’s population lives on less than $2 a day? What links does this have to global poverty benchmarks?
Around 70%. The World Bank considered an income of $1.90 or less per day to be absolute poverty (in 2010)
How many people died as a result of the cholera outbreak after the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
6,900.
How much was the estimated cost of damage after the 2010 Haiti earthqake?
$8 billion.
Why does Haiti’s global location make it susceptible to earthquakes?
Haiti is located amongst a complex set of plate margins, including the Caribbean and North American Plates.
Why does Haiti’s global location make it susceptible to hurricanes?
It is located in a tropical area, where the average ocean temperature sits at 27°c making it a perfect location for hurricanes to form and develop.
The archipeligo nature of the caribbean means that any oncoming hurricane wont be affected hugely if routed onto land as the ocean is never far off.
What percentage of infrastructure in and around Port-au-Prince was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake?
60%.
What percentage of buildings in and around Port-au-Prince collapsed following the 2010 earthquake?
70%.
What enabled the cholera outbreak to spread so rapidly throughout Haiti following the 2010 earthquake? And how could it have been prevented?
Pollution from landslides which could have been mitigated by digging trenches, building blockades or using explosives to redirect the flow from water sources.
How much $ in aid has Haiti recieved since 2010?
$6 billion.
What percentage of the 1.5 million homeless have been moved into houses since the earthquake in Haiti in 2010?
90%.
How much has the incidence of cholera reduced by since the earthquake in Haiti in 2010?
50%.
Which sectors has Haiti seen an increase in FDI in?
The private sector, most notably tourism.
What fuelled governance mistrust in Haiti throughout the 2010s?
Empty promises to rebuild the country following the 2010 earthquake.
What happened to Haiti’s President, Moise in 2021?
He was shot in his home by mercenaries.
How is gang influence making a rise in Haiti?
Over 90 gangs have been steadily increasing their control over the capital.
What was introduced in 2012 to mitigate damage of property in Haiti from subsequent natural hazards?
A new building code which colour coded buildings based off of their earthquake resistance.
