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Barriers to Mitigation & Response (KE) - Coggle Diagram
Barriers to Mitigation & Response
(KE)
Remote Communities
negatives
delayed arrival of medical supplies e.g. in Gorkha region of Nepal, some settlements were over a day's walk away from medical support
populations may not have natural resistance to diseases e.g. the Nahua tribe in Peru, first contacted in the 1980s, was wiped out by disease brought by oil exploration workers
lack of education could lead to difficulty spreading mitigation information / sanitation issues
positives
restricted population movements reduces the risk of communicable disease e.g. tribes in the Amazon were not in contact with Western diseases
natural quarantine of certain diseases e.g. Ebola in the 1980s was naturally contained amongst the Congo rainforest communities
Relief
positives
stops the spread of disease through vectors such as mosquitos due to climate
restricts movement of people between areas
negatives
makes it difficult to access communities to respond to the outbreak
communication difficulties between agencies
Excess Water
positives
can potentially be used to clean / sanitise areas
could reduce impact of fires / volcanic eruptions
gives access to medical support via ships
evacuation route if air travel is not available
ability to impost quarantine e.g. Chesapeake Bay restricted measles from 1917-1938
negatives
stagnant water can lead to water borne diseases
water supplies can be contaminated
inaccessible to emergency relief efforts
flooding could damage buildings and lead to mass evacuation
equipment could be destroyed
Natural Hazards
positives
can restrict movement of people
heavy rainfall / winds can wipe out some vectors
can mobilise response units faster, particularly from NGOs
negatives
contaminated water supply after earthquakes / tsunamis / hurricanes can lead to stagnant water, which leads to water borne diseases
homes / hospitals destroyed so large numbers of people are displaced into close proximity (e.g. refugee camps) which leads to faster spread of disease
injuries caused by natural disaster can lead to open wounds and a greater vulnerability to diseases
destroyed infrastructure results in a lack of routes to move equipment
hazards e.g. volcanic eruptions could lead to danger for response teams
medical personnel could have been injured / killed in the natural hazard