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TABLE 5-1: Recovery Time and Cost Environmental Asset Damage Quality/Extent Service Loss/Indirect Cost Recovery Period COASTAL ECOSYSTEM Recreational Beach Moderate/Local Tourism sector – Negril major attraction Mediumlong term Restoration Cost J$ 600m to reseed Negril Beach Notes Hellshire, Negril, Great Bay- Treasure Beach, Alligator Pond Negril contributes US$350m/annum to Jamaican economy Fishing Beach Severe/Extensive Seafood, restaurants, hotel sector, local food supply, livelihoods Medium term J$306m Manchioneal, Old Harbour Bay, Rocky Point, Alligator Pond, /Calabash Bay Portland Cottage 16 fishing beaches affected Sand Dunes/Sand spit Destructive/Local Coastal protection Palisadoes – urgent restoration required Salt Ponds Moderate/Local Coastal protection, habitat Mangroves/Vegetation Moderate/Local Coastal protection, habitat Wetlands Minimal/Local Coastal protection, habitat Seagrass Beds Severe/Extensive Coastal stabilization, habitat, coral reef protection Coral Reefs Severe/Extensive Coastal protection, habitat, natural attraction, recreation, beach enhancement, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, pharmaceutical Portland Cottage Portland Bight South coast. Negril Great Morass Portland Bight-Rocky Point, Alligator Pond South Coast patch reefs Port Royal Cays, Portland Bight, Negril Fishing Banks Minimal/Local Pedro and Morant Cays/Shoals Moderate/Local Palisadoes BUILT COASTAL ASSETS 45
TABLE 5-1: Recovery Time and Cost Environmental Asset Damage Quality/Extent Service Loss/Indirect Cost Recovery Period Sea Defence Groynes Severe/Local Coastal protection – road, housing, structures, beach Restoration Notes Cost Medium J$ 1600m Palisadoes, Roselle*, Caribbean Terrace/Harbour Head, Treasure Beach, INLAND TOPOGRAPHY Slopes Severe/Destructive/extensive Vegetation, Agriculture, Road infrastructure, Structures, Utilities Mediumlong Slope stabilis Kgn & St Andrew most extensive – Wagwater geological zone Central Inlier, Hanover Block Inland Basins Severe/Local Minimal Agricultural production – sugar, mixed farming Short - repetitive Worthy Park, Frome, Aenon Town-Cave Valley, Newell, New River, Bog Hole Coastal Plains Severe/Extensive Housing, resort, tourism, Road St Thomas*, St Andrew, Negril, Treasure Beach, Montego Bay Soils Severe, Extensive Agriculture, water quality DRAINAGE NETWORK River Channels Severe/Local Efficient Stormwater runoff Flooding River Banks Severe/Local Poorly sited structures Mediumlong Medium to long J$657m High turbidity levels in water - quality poor River Training Desilting Gully erosion Severe/ Local WATER RESOURCES Surface Water Quality Severe Water supply, irrigation, storm runoff Pollution from washed out sanitation systems Groundwater Resources Aquifer storage Supply Infrastructure Network treatment & distribution Monitoring & Management Data collection & analysis for Resource management J$100m Direct damage to system J$1.4m Damage to gauges and recorders 46
Page 1 and 2: JAMAICA Macro-Socio-Economic and En
Page 3 and 4: I. INTRODUCTION The Meteorological
Page 5 and 6: Significant storm surges also impac
Page 7 and 8: Table 2: Comparison of Highest One-
Page 9 and 10: the total population or some 369 68
Page 11 and 12: unable to make the most of the stre
Page 13: The housing stock is relatively stu
Page 19 and 20: damage. Eight of the parishes had 3
Page 21 and 22: Table 2-6 Damage and losses sustain
Page 23 and 24: Table 2-9 Damage and Losses Sustain
Page 25 and 26: 8,000 persons will be out of work f
Page 27 and 28: It is estimated that the coffee pro
Page 29 and 30: each the processing plants and dome
Page 31 and 32: 4. Commerce sector The Food, Bevera
Page 33 and 34: electricity generation rose in the
Page 35 and 36: critical facilities. The high sedim
Page 37 and 38: National Works Agency (NWA) and by
Page 39 and 40: 3. Telecommunications The Telecommu
Page 41 and 42: Erosion within the coastal zone of
Page 43 and 44: Portland Cottage experienced the mo
Page 45: Table 5-2 Summary of damages to the
Page 49 and 50: VI. SUMMARY OF OVERALL DAMAGE AND L
Page 51 and 52: 50 Based on the above information i
Page 53 and 54: 52 VII. MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF TH
Page 55 and 56: 54 2. Economic policy a) Fiscal pol
Page 57 and 58: 56 The performance of Agriculture (
Page 59 and 60: 58 bond loan, which caused a reduct
Page 61 and 62: 60 The performance of Manufacturing
Page 63 and 64: 62 Part of the wage-controlled grow
Page 65 and 66: 64 3.2 Prices, wages and employment
Page 67 and 68: 66 However the two most important i
Page 69 and 70: 68 likely as it stands the increase
Page 71 and 72: 70 also have an impact on employmen
Page 73 and 74: 72 accommodations will recover and
Page 75 and 76: 74 The rehabilitation programme foc

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