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EARTHQUAKES AND MEGACITIES INITIATIVE
WORLD BANK INSTITUTE
NATURAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Manila-PHILLIPINES
DYNAMIC $ INTERACTIVE e.LEARNING COURSE
END OF COURSE PROJECT:
FOR THE OF COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
FRAMEWORK CERTIFICATE
March-April 2010 Session
Submitted by MATANDA Sadrack-Bertrand
Disaster Medicine Diploma (Master Degree
equivalent)
Qualification as Trainer of experts (TOT) in Disaster
Management & Humanitarian Logistics
Bachelor Degree in Geography with a specialisation on
Environmental studies with optional studies on Poverty
I-Background Information;
Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the
island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the
size of Maryland, Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country
marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small plains.
The Land area is 27,560 sq km and the total area: 27,750 sq km
The Population is (2009 est.): 9,035,536 (growth rate: 1.8%);
birth rate: 29.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.7/1000; life expectancy: 60.7;
density per sq km: 323. Per capita GNP (FY 2002): $425. Haiti now ranks 150th
of 175 countries in the UN's Human Development Index
Capital and largest city (2003 est.) Port-au-Prince, 1,764,000
(metro. area), 1, 119,000 (city proper)
Climate: tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade
winds
Terrain: mostly rough and mountainous Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ,highest point: Chaine de la
Selle 2,680 m
Natural resources: bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold,
marble, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 20%, permanent
crops: 13%, permanent pastures: 18%, forests and
woodland: 5% and other: 44% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 750 sq
km (1993 est.)
Environment - current issues: extensive deforestation (much of
the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel);
soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not
ratified: Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban
Vulnerabilities to natural disasters: review of
main natural hazards to which Haiti is vulnerable:
2001-2010
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Disaster
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Date
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No Killed
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Storm
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17/09/2004
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2754
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Flood
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23/05/2004
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2665
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Storm
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02/09/2008
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529
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Storm
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28/10/2007
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90
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Storm
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26/08/2008
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85
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Storm
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06/09/2008
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74
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Flood
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07/10/2007
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41
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Epidemic
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April -03
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40
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Storm
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07/07/2005
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40
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Flood
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20/12/2003
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38
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Earthquake
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12/01/2010
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300 000
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Source: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database,
www.em-dat.net - Université Catholique de Louvain - Brussels -
Belgium
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