Preparation and Response

• what is a vulnerability?

  how at risk an area is
• What is preparation?

  what the area has done to protect itself
• what is response?

  what the area does after the event happens, to help itself recover in the long and short term
• What were hurricane Katrina's physical vulnerabilities?

  • New Orleans is below sea level
  • Near the coast
• What are hurricane Katrina's social and economic vulnerabilities?

  not many as the USA is a rich country
• What did they do to prepare for Hurricane Katrina?

  • good tracking and monitoring of its formation
  • mayor ordered an evacuation
  • Superdome was made into a shelter for people who couldn't leave
• What went well for the preparation for hurricane Katrina?

  • 80% of the city were evacuated
  • managed to find the path of the hurricane before it got there
• What went badly for the preparation for hurricane Katrina?

  • Superdome got overcrowded
  • some people homes were completely covered had to evacuate through roofs
• What was the response to hurricane Katrina?

  • Charitable NGO's assisted
  • there were shelters set up
  • military were activated to deal with aftermath
• What went well with the response for Hurricane Katrina?

  • military helped and saved many lives
  • over 33,500 people were rescued
• What went badly with the response for Hurricane Katrina?

  • very slow, not effective response
  • not enough shelter
  • management lacked co-ordination