2010 Haiti Earthquake

When and where did it happen?

Who were the stakeholders?

How did the earthquake happen?

Why or why weren't people prepared for the earthquake?

How did the government respond to the earthquake?

What innovative systems were implemented in response to the Earthquake?

What were the effects of the earthquake?

The earthquake was generated by contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault, a small hidden thrust fault discovered underneath the city of Léogâne.

UN Members

Haiti Government

Citizens of Haiti

Doctors and medics

Scientist + Earthquake Professors

Businesses

  1. There were no building codes enforced
  1. Government Corruption + incompetent government
  1. Poorly constructed buildings (Haiti is poor)
  1. No robust emergency systems
  1. Haitians weren't educated on how to react
  1. Poor Land planning, poor building designs

The Caribbean and North American plates slid past one another in an east-west direction.

While they worked to meet urgent needs, organizations also quickly began developing programs to move Haiti from emergency recovery to long-term rebuilding.

In the immediate wake of the earthquake, President Préval described conditions in his country as "unimaginable," and appealed for international assistance.

Total Destruction: $7.8 billion – 8.5 billion

316,000 deaths

Cholera Outbreak

Multiple Aftershocks on the same day

Collapsed and demolished buildings

  1. Haiti ranks among the world’s least developed countries because of political, social, and environmental insecurity.

Place: Haiti, Port-au-Prince (affected Chile too)

Time: 12th January 2010

Epicentre: 25km west of Port-au-Prince

The USG, with funding from the World Bank, has implemented an advanced imaging system with the help of Rochester Institute of Technology scientists to survey the damage in Haiti and provide images and data to those working on the ground

The USG’s whole-of-government response saved lives and provided critical help for millions of affected Haitians, beginning immediately after the quake. USAID Disaster Assistance Response Teams were on the ground providing logistical and material support. 17 USAID participated in the largest emergency urban food distribution ever, which fed more than 4 million people.

As those immediate needs are met and the humanitarian relief operation continues, the government is struggling to restore the institutions needed for it to function and to address long-term reconstruction and development planning.

Haitian authorities and international relief agencies are delivering food and water to hundreds of makeshift camps in Port-au-Prince. The government provided free transportation to evacuate people from the capital to cities not damaged by the earthquake.

President Préval and Prime Minister Bellerive went to the March 31 international donors'conference with a 10-year recovery action plan.