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Jeddah Disaster
Ethical study of what happen in Jeddah flood

        SELP 540 Engineering Ethics

           By Abdulaziz Almaarik
Jeddah city
 Saudi Arabia
What happened in Jeddah didn’t stay
           in Jeddah!
Introduction

• The history of Jeddah Sanitation.
• The Mesk Lake.
• Project Management Failures
• Why did the government and the companies
  did before the disaster.
• Why did they not respond immediately after
  the first disaster.
The history of Jeddah Sanitation.




• Week of planning.
• No predictions about the future.
• Environmental pollution.
What happen?
• In 2009, rain flood effected the city at least 70
  were killed and more that 300 is missing.
• The government did not respond immediately.
So what?
• In 2011, rain flood accrue again and more that
  100 people were killed.
• The planning stage in that time to solve the
  problem did not finished yet.
Now what?
• After 2011, the government discharge the
  Mesk lake from water in 15 days.
• The government announced that there is 8
  new project will start immediately with the
  cost of 2 billion dollars.
• The government will pay for all the
  harm, people or objects.
Back to the problem
• Taking charge of responsibilities.
• No prediction about the future and the Gov.
  did not make a moral choices.
• Honesty.
• Environmental ethics.
Thank you




Abdulaziz Almaarik

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Jeddah disaster

  • 1. Jeddah Disaster Ethical study of what happen in Jeddah flood SELP 540 Engineering Ethics By Abdulaziz Almaarik
  • 3. What happened in Jeddah didn’t stay in Jeddah!
  • 4. Introduction • The history of Jeddah Sanitation. • The Mesk Lake. • Project Management Failures • Why did the government and the companies did before the disaster. • Why did they not respond immediately after the first disaster.
  • 5. The history of Jeddah Sanitation. • Week of planning. • No predictions about the future. • Environmental pollution.
  • 6.
  • 7. What happen? • In 2009, rain flood effected the city at least 70 were killed and more that 300 is missing. • The government did not respond immediately.
  • 8.
  • 9. So what? • In 2011, rain flood accrue again and more that 100 people were killed. • The planning stage in that time to solve the problem did not finished yet.
  • 10.
  • 11. Now what? • After 2011, the government discharge the Mesk lake from water in 15 days. • The government announced that there is 8 new project will start immediately with the cost of 2 billion dollars. • The government will pay for all the harm, people or objects.
  • 12. Back to the problem • Taking charge of responsibilities. • No prediction about the future and the Gov. did not make a moral choices. • Honesty. • Environmental ethics.
  • 13.