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RESPONSE TO HAZARDS

INDIVIDUAL/COMMUNITY NATIONAL REGIONAL

PHYSICAL APPROACHES: structures orattempts to prevent the hazard from

occurring

!EHA"IORAL APPROACHES: Adaptingpeop#e$s %ehaviour to %ecome #essvu#nera%#e eg &arning and forecast'evacuation' education' #and(usezoning' hazard mapping and insurance

Esta%#ish a )ationa# Emergenc*

+anagement Operations CentreO,PE+' )E+A' O,P+' )E+O

Re#ocate persons in high ris-areas

Coordination of post(disaster

management and c#ean(upactivities

Education: &e%sites' media'

schoo#s' games' %i##%oards

Provision of re#ief: monetar*'&ater' food' c#othing

C,ERA . Cari%%ean ,isaster

Emergenc* Response Agenc* /01states2 no& ca##ed C,E+A .Cari%%ean ,isaster Emergenc*+anagement Agenc*

Ro#e of C,E+A +a-e an immediate and

coordinated response to an*disaster

Reduce vu#nera%i#it* %*

providing info and guide#ines Co##ate accurate info a%out

disasters in the region Provide training for disaster

management personne# +aintain a d*namic &e%site

for provision of up(to(dateinfo

Created hazard maps in 3

states /4renada for 5ood'#ands#ides and coasta#erosion' St Lucia for 5oodsand #ands#ides' !e#ize for

coasta# erosion' &ind6&aveand storm surges2

Assess damages and needs

Provision of re#ief: so#diers and

o7cers dispatched' &ater and food'monetar* for re(construction

FLOODING

4a%ion %as-ets /&ire cages Paved c#ean drains

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8##ed &ith roc-s to support andstrengthen river %an-s

Levees /raised em%an-ment2

Raising #eve# homes

,o not p#a* in 5ood &aters Evacuation

Channe# modi8cation of

rivers/dredging2

Creation of diversion channe#s

Land zoning: a&a* from river

%an-s 9#ood prediction techno#ogies

EARTHQUAKE

!ui#d more earthua-e .

resistant features usingreinforced concrete &ith stee#rods' supporting &a##s and roofs&ith diagona# cross %eams and%o#ting %ui#dings to their

foundation 4et educated

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,isp#acement and evacuation of

popu#ation +ontserrat /0@@2Peop#e #eft for neigh%ouringis#ands and ;? Some moved tonorth of is#and

Construction of houses forhundreds of peop#e

=ater supp#* and e#ectricit*

restored

"o#canic areas can %edesignated nationa# par-s

monitor ground deformation

HURRICANES

Emergenc* supp#ies

Secure persona# %e#ongings Evacuation p#an

Strengthening home: 4u*anahouses %ui#t on sti#ts' no higherthan a pa#m tree !ar%ados hassteep#* pitched roofs

Sand%ags

4et insurance

4et educated

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is not possi%#e cur# into a tight%a## to protect head

!e a#ert especia##* &hen driving

Listen for unusua# sounds

Sta* a&a* from ris- areas

Chec- for inBured persons

Loo- out for 5ooding

Chec- foundation of %ui#dings

Re(p#ant aected areas as soon

as possi%#e

Construction of retaining &a##s

and ga%ion %as-ets