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3. Recommendations Based on the experience with Hurricane Dean and previous events, it is evident that steps are urgently needed to reduce vulnerability of housing, coastal infrastructure, the agriculture sector; and threats to livelihood. Some of the measures required include: i. A review of standards to reduce the vulnerability of housing developments to hurricane. These stakeholders include ODPEM, NEPA, Water Resources Authority, National Housing Trust, National Housing Development Corporation, Construction Resource and Development Centre. ii. A review of coastal setback on an on-going basis. Developers must be made to conform to approved standards. iii. Improvements in enforcement of building regulations while taking into consideration the need for affordable housing and the capacity required for carrying out enforcement. iv. The provision of training in appropriate building techniques for the buildings v. Implementation of a programme of retrofitting for housing, incorporating hurricane resistant techniques. vi. Assessment of the impact of storm events on coastal ecosystems with a view to designing rehabilitation strategies. vii. Development of best management practices to address the vulnerability of specific coastal areas such as the Palisadoes Road, St. Andrew, Roselle, St. Thomas and Manchioneal, Portland; and viii. Development and implementation of a structured hazard mapping programme. ix. The development of affordable risk transfer mechanisms to reduce the burden on government at the answer of last resort. Below is a list of suggested projects to address some of the issues highlighted by this recent event. 82
PROJECT TITLE: MAPPING OF COASTAL CHANGE HAZARDS The Problem Coastal damage resulting from storm surge that occur during hurricanes pose significant hazards to buildings and infrastructure that are close to vulnerable shorelines. The increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes has triggered significant storm surge activity Jamaica’s coasts have resulted in loss of lives and damage to coastal infrastructure. The cost to the country has been in billions of dollars and lives and livelihoods are constantly under threat. Mitigating the risk from storm surges is important because approximately 1.8 million of Jamaica’s 2.6 million inhabitants live in coastal areas. In addition, these areas have important economic assets including port facilities, and tourism infrastructure. In order to manage coastal hazards adequate data are required for decision-making. National Hazard Maps and to some extent hazard management plans and policies exist at the national level. However, there is a need for these tools to be further developed, established, and utilized at parish/municipal levels. This will enable disaster managers to predict where and how much coastal change will occur in order to locate new construction landward of coastal hazards. Developing this predictive capability requires quantifying how coasts respond to extreme storm events. Project Objective To determine possible storm surge inundation and run up levels which may occur in the passage of a hurricane in selected coastal towns. This information will serve to guide the decision making process as it relates to development planning, resource and land management, mitigation, emergency preparedness and evacuation planning. Major Components 1. Preparation of digitized and geo-reference existing bathymetric charts, topographic contours and satellite imagery. 83
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ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AN
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Executive Summary As at October 26,
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Environmental impacts of Hurricane
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PREFACE This report is prepared to
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Hurricane Dean was upgraded to a ma
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down just after 1800 UTC (1300 loca
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expected for the month of August. O
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and elderly received a special paym
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Figure1.6: Hurricane Dean Affected
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In the fishing industry, approximat
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II. SOCIAL SECTORS 1. Education Dam
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The total damage to the housing sec
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) Heritage Sites The National Herit
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Environmental Health In the area of
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Losses to the livestock sector amou
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Estimates reveal that approximately
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