Haiti

• what percentage of economic activity takes place within the capital of Haiti

  80%
• what percentage of residents in Port au Prince live in informal areas

  67%
• what percentage of people have access to sanitation in Port au Prince

  30%
• what percentage of people have access to clean water in Port au Prince

  54%
• adult literacy rate in Haiti

  53 %
• how shallow Was the focus (Haiti)


  13km
• how many aftershocks were recorded

  52
• Response to Haiti earthquake

  MSF gave tents, sheets, emergency supply kits SAVED 20,000 lives per day

  
  

  mobile tech- people in port au prince could text a free number for help

  
  

  £107 mil raised to lessen impacts of cholera and improve water supply

  
  

  The Dominican Republic provided emergency water and medical supplies and heavy machinery to help search and rescue

  
  

  Many countries sent emergency rescue teams

  
  

  Many people from around the world donated money

  
  

  UN troops and police were sent to help distribute aid and keep order

  
  

  Still 1,300 camps after one year

  
  

  Schools were rebuilt

  
  

  Very slow progress made for rebuilding
• challenges of response for Haiti


  Haiti is an island

  Airport was not operational

  Harbours were not operational

  Port-au-Prince severely affected
• Population of 10 million with 72% in absolute poverty
• occurred 2010 January 
• 220,000 deaths, 300,000 injuries 
• 2.3 million people displaced 

  300,000 houses destroyed

  120% of GDP of damage 
• Magnitude of 7 with 3 after shocks ranging from 5.5 to 6 magnitude.
• Epicentre was 15 km away from the capital. With shallow focus 
• 1 year later only 5% of rubble was cleared.
• Its fault had no major earthquake since 1770 and was converging.
• searching was done manually by survivors. Aid workers already in Haiti were killed or searching for their own families and there was no coordinated search. International search teams arrived and found 120 in the next two weeks.
• Survivors overwhelmed the hospitals and doctors in both port au prince, Haiti and the Dominican republic.
• USA vowed unwavering support and sent over 5000 marines and troops along with 6 military ships 
• Chloral outbreak killed 10,000 people 
• Organisation was poor due to destruction of government, personal and communication.
• Responses:

  USA coastguard partially opened ports and airports to deliver aid.

  World bank funded a rapid response scheme to map and update those delivering aid on the location of the worst damage.

  Clearing rubble for cash program 
• There was a large international response to Haiti but aid was blocked due to:

  Severe damage to the port, poor infrastructure (roads to the city), US troops and military delivering aid has overwhelmed the port and other aid couldn’t enter, city was unsafe due to gang violence and looting, incredibly low development due to colonial interference and corruption.
• A world summit for the future of Haiti. 54 countries gathered pledging $11 billion dollars and debt forgiveness.
• Priorities of the summit included: strengthening the democratic institutions, stricter building codes, need for new housing as 1 million still homeless 6 months on.  

  Challenges included housing and land rights as only 5% of land was legally documented so reconstructing new homes proved difficult.
• There was a slow release of funds due to difficulties in clearing rubble, poor communications, poor government infrastructure and contracts had been given to US firms not Haitian.
• Over 7000 people trained in construction and traditional housing is becoming slightly more available