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Losses to the livestock sector amounted to $73.45 million, while greenhouse cultivation and the domestic crop sub sector suffered losses of approximately $52.47 million and $904.37 million respectively. The areas most impacted by the passage of the hurricane were concentrated mainly to the southern and easterly sections of the island. Damage sustained in these areas to crops and livestock were reportedly due to the effects of gusty winds in excess of one hundred miles per hour, rather than from flooding. The four most adversely affected parishes were Manchester, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Portland; where a significant portion of the country’s agricultural activity takes place. In total, these parishes accounted for approximately, 50 percent or $517.7 million of the total losses to the sector. Manchester suffered the greatest estimated losses, amounting to $203 million. In this parish, the domestic crop sub sector lost approximately $153 million worth of production. The majority of the damage sustained to the island’s greenhouses was concentrated in this parish, at an estimated cost of $45 million. A loss to the livestock sector while relatively low, in comparison to that of domestic crop production, was estimated at $40 million. These losses are significant and should not be underestimated, as this industry contributes significantly to the livelihoods of many small farmers in these areas. The cost of damage was greatest in Hanover and St. Thomas which in both cases accounted for approximately 5.0 per cent. Losses to these four parishes amounted to approximately $160 million. The least affected parishes were Westmoreland and St. Catherine which accounted for 2.0 and 3.0 per cent of total losses respectively. Table 3.2 and Figure 3.1 below give an empirical breakdown of the figures used to arrive at these preliminary estimates. excludes major exportable crops such as coffee, pimento, banana for export etc as collated by RADA. 10 Livestock here refers to poultry, pond fish, fingerlings, goats, sheep, beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs and other miscellaneous livestock as collated by RADA. 26
Table 3.2: Preliminary Estimates of Damage from Hurricane Dean by Parish Parish Livestock $ million Domestic Crops $ million Greenhouse $ million Total Damage $ million Manchester 5.0 153 45 203 Clarendon 18.125 104.9 6.27 129.295 Portland 2.15 99.6 - 101.75 St. Elizabeth 21.94 60.5 1.2 83.64 St. Andrew 1.95 74 - 75.95 St. James 2 71.6 - 73.6 St. Mary 0.765 71.633 - 72.398 Trelawny 0.6 66.5 - 67.1 At. Ann 2.14 64.85 - 66.99 St. Thomas 7.36 46.6 - 53.96 Hanover 2.09 46.6 - 48.69 St. Catherine 7.95 23.1 - 31.05 Westmorland 1.38 22 - 23.38 Total 73.45 904.883 52.47 1030.803 Source: RADA Figure 3.1: Preliminary Estimate of Damage from Hurricane Dean to the Agriculture Sector by Parish ($ million) 250 200 203 J$ millions 150 100 83.64 129.295 75.95 101.75 72.398 66.99 67.1 73.6 50 23.38 31.05 53.96 48.69 0 Westmorland St. Elizabeth Manchester Clarendon St. Cartherine St. Andrew St. Thomas Portland St. Mary At. Ann Trelawny St. James Hanover Parish Source: RADA 27
Page 1 and 2: ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AN
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary As at October 26,
Page 5 and 6: Environmental impacts of Hurricane
Page 7 and 8: PREFACE This report is prepared to
Page 9 and 10: Hurricane Dean was upgraded to a ma
Page 11 and 12: down just after 1800 UTC (1300 loca
Page 13 and 14: expected for the month of August. O
Page 15 and 16: and elderly received a special paym
Page 17 and 18: Figure1.6: Hurricane Dean Affected
Page 19 and 20: In the fishing industry, approximat
Page 21: II. SOCIAL SECTORS 1. Education Dam
Page 24: The total damage to the housing sec
Page 27: ) Heritage Sites The National Herit
Page 30 and 31: Environmental Health In the area of
Page 34: Estimates reveal that approximately
Page 37 and 38: Table 3.4: Preliminary Estimates of
Page 39 and 40: In addition to crop loss, infrastru
Page 41 and 42: Table 3.8: Growers Summary of Damag
Page 43 and 44: Table 3.9 SCJ Damage to Physical St
Page 45 and 46: 9. The Fisheries Sector Damage with
Page 47 and 48: The preliminary estimate of the dam
Page 49 and 50: In the North Coast Resort Areas, a
Page 51 and 52: In St. Ann, some properties reporte
Page 53 and 54: The restoration of electricity was
Page 55 and 56: FIGURE 4.4: PERCENTAGE OF FEEDERS E
Page 57 and 58: Table 4.1: Allocation of estimated
Page 59 and 60: Figure 4.6: Progress of NWC Custome
Page 61 and 62: Table 4.2.: List of Facilities out
Page 63 and 64: flooded equipment left the area wit
Page 65 and 66: 3. Transport, Roads and Bridges Bot
Page 67 and 68: V. IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1. Gen
Page 69 and 70: - Traditional agricultural crops su
Page 71 and 72: (e.g. Sea Fan) was washed ashore al
Page 73 and 74: Habitat Loss. Both terrestrial and
Page 75 and 76: sand on other beaches such as Rolli
Page 77 and 78: VI. SUMMARY OF DAMAGE AND LOSSES AN
Page 79 and 80: for FY 2006/07 budget. Central Gove
Page 81 and 82: The performance of the economy duri
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during the final half of the year w
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VII. GUIDELINES FOR A REHABILITAION
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Kingston, St. Thomas St. Elizabeth
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PROJECT TITLE: MAPPING OF COASTAL C
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PROJECT TITLE: COASTAL ECOSYSTEM ST
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PROJECT TITLE: TO REHABILITATE DRAI
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Major Components 1. Evaluation of h
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