Tropical Storm Nicole - Planning Institute of Jamaica

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Poverty Generally, there is a direct relationship between the extent of disaster impact and the poverty status of residents, with the poor being more likely to be severely impacted than their wealthier counterparts. The prevalence of poverty for Jamaica in 2007 was 9.9 per cent (JSLC 2007). The majority of persons (71.3 per cent) classified as poor were located in the Rural Areas which account for 48 per cent of the total population. The areas most affected by the event were located in rural areas and this could suggest that those most severely affected were the poor. To examine this assumption, the areas most affected were overlaid on the most recent Poverty Maps. (See Figure 9 which displays the geographic distribution of poverty using the latest poverty maps). The analysis suggests that with the exception of a few communities, the areas most impacted by the storm were not among the poorest. However, the vulnerability of these communities may be due to their location in areas susceptible to landslides and flooding, and in some cases, they represent pockets of poverty in areas indicated as having low percentages of persons below the poverty line. 18
Figure 9: Communities Affected by TS Nicole and Geographic Distribution of Poverty Source: PIOJ, ODPEM D. Impact on Livelihoods and Women and Children The main impact of the tropical storm on livelihoods was on small farmers, persons in farming communities, greenhouse farmers and persons involved in related economic activities. Some 16,895 food crop farmers and 1,681 livestock farmers were negatively impacted. 19
Page 1 and 2: JAMAICA MACRO SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EN
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .
Page 5 and 6: LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Radar Com
Page 7 and 8: Executive Summary Description of th
Page 9 and 10: Infrastructure As in the case with
Page 11 and 12: Education Total damage to education
Page 13 and 14: I. INTRODUCTION The Meteorological
Page 15 and 16: On September 30, most parishes cont
Page 17 and 18: Table 1: Wind Analysis Parish Stati
Page 19 and 20: • Clarendon - Grimmith recorded 3
Page 21 and 22: The National Aeronautics and Space
Page 23 and 24: In the aftermath of the event, the
Page 25 and 26: Major landslide on the Maggotty mai
Page 27 and 28: The entrance to the Apple Valley Pa
Page 29: Figure 8: Areas Critically Affected
Page 33 and 34: elated to the weather event were tr
Page 35 and 36: At the time of the event, the predo
Page 37 and 38: Figure 10: Damage to Educational In
Page 39 and 40: C. Public Buildings a) Correctional
Page 41 and 42: Figure 12: Summary of Damage to the
Page 43 and 44: 3. Vector Control - Comprehensive p
Page 45 and 46: Figure 13: Total Damage to Agricult
Page 47 and 48: Table 15: Preliminary Costs of Dama
Page 49 and 50: Table 17: Preliminary Estimates of
Page 51 and 52: B. Tourism Sector General Overview
Page 53 and 54: Damage Preliminary cost of damage i
Page 55 and 56: IV. INFRASTRUCTURE The country’s
Page 57 and 58: islandwide. The number of customers
Page 59 and 60: The NWC was able to restore most of
Page 61 and 62: Table 23: Preliminary Cost To Re-Op
Page 63 and 64: As a result trips were shortened an
Page 65 and 66: events (Hurricane Ivan, 2004; Hurri
Page 67 and 68: Figure 18). Seagrass beds along wit
Page 69 and 70: Figure 19: Eroded section of Long B
Page 71 and 72: Waste Significant volumes of waste
Page 73 and 74: VI. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF TROPICA
Page 75 and 76: unemployment levels; and 2) reduced
Page 77 and 78: January April July October January
Page 79 and 80: domestic market, business and consu
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State of Emergency in sections of K
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mainly to a reduction in outflow of
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• a $4.0 million grant to assist
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VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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Proposed Projects Apart from projec
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APPENDIX 79
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RADAR SUMMARY DATE : September 26,
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APPENDIX 3 Depression in New Market
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