Liz Truss announced a new flood defence plan after Storm Desmond caused flooding in northern England, but still defended the previous plan. She claimed current spending is sufficient, though others argued cuts reduced preparedness. Despite funding claims, Truss sought improved planning and support for flood-affected areas. However, cuts to defences and building on floodplains were questioned. Truss later announced emergency funding through the Bellwin Scheme, though past cuts were still seen as problematic.
If you wanted to know whether you were at risk from flooding or how you can proect yourself, this this publication has all that you need to know about flood protection.
St. Croix Residents learned about energy efficiency on Oct. 23. Energy Star Day events are Oct. 26 Market Square, St. John; Oct. 27, Tutu Park Mall, St. Thomas.
If you wanted to know whether you were at risk from flooding or how you can proect yourself, this this publication has all that you need to know about flood protection.
St. Croix Residents learned about energy efficiency on Oct. 23. Energy Star Day events are Oct. 26 Market Square, St. John; Oct. 27, Tutu Park Mall, St. Thomas.
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According to CNBC Kutcher said, “Twitter’s experience has changed for me, pretty drastically.”
Bushfires have been blazing in Australia since September, and they’ve intensified this week to “apocalyptic” levels, as more than 15.6 million acres have burned so far.
The fires have killed at least 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes. Experts also estimate that over 1 billion animals have died since the fires began in September.
If you’re having trouble visualizing the scope of these fires, here’s a comparison using a map of the US. Officials say that the fires may burn for months.
A new concept for disaster relief, for international response teams bases located around the world. The resources exist but not organized. “Major Disasters Must Be Met With Equal Powerful Force!”
THREE KEY MESSAGES FROM ISLAMIC RELIEF'S REPORT FLOODED AND FORGOTTEN
1. FORGOTTEN EMERGENCY Eight million people remain in dire need of basic health care, food or shelter in Pakistan. Six million are at risk of fresh floods this monsoon season and some areas are already underwater again.
2. WOEFULLY INADEQUATE RESPONSE Despite the generous response of the British public and government, millions of Pakistanis are paying the price for a woefully inadequate international response overall that fell $603 million short of UN appeals. Those affected received only an eighth of what was spent on aid for Haiti’s hurricane victims.
3. END THE LOTTERY OF EMERGENCY AID International disaster relief is too often a lottery in which the response of donor governments varies dramatically according to other international demands and domestic economic constraints. The time has come to establish a global contingency fund to tackle climate-related emergencies and protect vulnerable countries from being so dependent on the lottery of fresh UN appeals and uncertain responses every time disaster strikes.
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Summary of the Event
Port-Au-Prince is the capital city of Haiti located at coordinates 18°32′N 72°20′W. Haiti is an island nation in the Caribbean. The city is located by the sea on the Gulf of Gonave, a deep natural harbor. The city is ringed with hills. The island of Haiti overlies a fault line in the earth’s crust, the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system (Marley, 2005).
Haiti is a 3rd World Country and consequently, the city is a third world city. It has a population of 1,897,846 souls within its boundaries. For a country to be defined as a third world country, it must fulfill at least two of the following three conditions, first, its main source of income is mainly from agricultural or mining activities. Secondly, its education, health and infrastructure sectors must be poorly developed as indicated by high levels of mortality, low life expectancy and high illiteracy levels among the population. Thirdly the per capita income of the population should be less than $1000 per annum. Using this criterion, Port-au-Prince qualifies as a third world city. The main driver of the economy of Port-au-Prince is the export of coffee and sugar thus agriculture is the main driver of the economy of the City. Secondly, the city has only two operational hospitals, which operate at low efficiency. The city has a number of highways but they are poorly maintained and only see limited use. The infant mortality rate is 55 deaths per 1000 live births, a very high number compared to only 6 per 1000 births in other countries. The GDP per capita for the city is $851 per annum. Therefore, port au prince fulfils all three criteria and is therefore classified as a third world country (Tobin, 2013).
The natural hazards that could affect Port-au-Price include Earthquakes, Tsunamis, hurricanes, Landslides, Floods and wild fires (Wade, 2010).
On 12 January 2010 4:53 pm, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince and it wrecked the city. Several buildings were lost including a number of government buildings such as the legislative palace which housed parliament, the palace of Justice which housed the Supreme Court, the presidential palace, several ministerial buildings, the city’s main hospital , the sea port, and the airport. The death toll was estimated to be about 160,000 people with official government records reporting as high as 220,000 deaths. The government estimated that 250,000 residences were destroyed, 30,000 commercial buildings were brought down, and an estimated 3,000,000 people were affected as a result of the quake (ABC News, 2010).
Roles of Response Agencies
As a result of the 2010 earthquake, Port-au-Prince is in a precarious position with respect to any Natural disaster. Already, the damage that an earthquake can do to the city has already materialized. The whole city, and indeed the country was brought ...
http://icupertino.org/is-ashton-kutcher-be-behind-wibbalz/
According to CNBC Kutcher said, “Twitter’s experience has changed for me, pretty drastically.”
Bushfires have been blazing in Australia since September, and they’ve intensified this week to “apocalyptic” levels, as more than 15.6 million acres have burned so far.
The fires have killed at least 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes. Experts also estimate that over 1 billion animals have died since the fires began in September.
If you’re having trouble visualizing the scope of these fires, here’s a comparison using a map of the US. Officials say that the fires may burn for months.
A new concept for disaster relief, for international response teams bases located around the world. The resources exist but not organized. “Major Disasters Must Be Met With Equal Powerful Force!”
THREE KEY MESSAGES FROM ISLAMIC RELIEF'S REPORT FLOODED AND FORGOTTEN
1. FORGOTTEN EMERGENCY Eight million people remain in dire need of basic health care, food or shelter in Pakistan. Six million are at risk of fresh floods this monsoon season and some areas are already underwater again.
2. WOEFULLY INADEQUATE RESPONSE Despite the generous response of the British public and government, millions of Pakistanis are paying the price for a woefully inadequate international response overall that fell $603 million short of UN appeals. Those affected received only an eighth of what was spent on aid for Haiti’s hurricane victims.
3. END THE LOTTERY OF EMERGENCY AID International disaster relief is too often a lottery in which the response of donor governments varies dramatically according to other international demands and domestic economic constraints. The time has come to establish a global contingency fund to tackle climate-related emergencies and protect vulnerable countries from being so dependent on the lottery of fresh UN appeals and uncertain responses every time disaster strikes.
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DISASTER OF PORT-AU-PRINCE 2
DISASTER OF PORT-AU-PRINCE
Summary of the Event
Port-Au-Prince is the capital city of Haiti located at coordinates 18°32′N 72°20′W. Haiti is an island nation in the Caribbean. The city is located by the sea on the Gulf of Gonave, a deep natural harbor. The city is ringed with hills. The island of Haiti overlies a fault line in the earth’s crust, the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system (Marley, 2005).
Haiti is a 3rd World Country and consequently, the city is a third world city. It has a population of 1,897,846 souls within its boundaries. For a country to be defined as a third world country, it must fulfill at least two of the following three conditions, first, its main source of income is mainly from agricultural or mining activities. Secondly, its education, health and infrastructure sectors must be poorly developed as indicated by high levels of mortality, low life expectancy and high illiteracy levels among the population. Thirdly the per capita income of the population should be less than $1000 per annum. Using this criterion, Port-au-Prince qualifies as a third world city. The main driver of the economy of Port-au-Prince is the export of coffee and sugar thus agriculture is the main driver of the economy of the City. Secondly, the city has only two operational hospitals, which operate at low efficiency. The city has a number of highways but they are poorly maintained and only see limited use. The infant mortality rate is 55 deaths per 1000 live births, a very high number compared to only 6 per 1000 births in other countries. The GDP per capita for the city is $851 per annum. Therefore, port au prince fulfils all three criteria and is therefore classified as a third world country (Tobin, 2013).
The natural hazards that could affect Port-au-Price include Earthquakes, Tsunamis, hurricanes, Landslides, Floods and wild fires (Wade, 2010).
On 12 January 2010 4:53 pm, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince and it wrecked the city. Several buildings were lost including a number of government buildings such as the legislative palace which housed parliament, the palace of Justice which housed the Supreme Court, the presidential palace, several ministerial buildings, the city’s main hospital , the sea port, and the airport. The death toll was estimated to be about 160,000 people with official government records reporting as high as 220,000 deaths. The government estimated that 250,000 residences were destroyed, 30,000 commercial buildings were brought down, and an estimated 3,000,000 people were affected as a result of the quake (ABC News, 2010).
Roles of Response Agencies
As a result of the 2010 earthquake, Port-au-Prince is in a precarious position with respect to any Natural disaster. Already, the damage that an earthquake can do to the city has already materialized. The whole city, and indeed the country was brought ...
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Storm Desmond Hits the House of Commons
After Storm Desmond hit the north of England, flooding parts of the North West and Cumbria, Liz
Truss announces that she has set up a new defence plan while still defending the old one.
The Environment Secretary has defended the government spending even after thousands of homes in
Cumbria and Lancashire were left without power due to extreme weather conditions. She claimed that
the current spending is sufficient but it doesn’t matter how much money is spent, it could only ever
reduce,not eliminate the risk of flooding.
The Shadow Environment Secretary,Kerry McCarthy highlighted that Britain was left unprepared for
the floods after “the coalition slashed flood spending by more than one hundred million pounds” in
one year.
Despite covering the funding, the secretary of state still, for some unknown reason, seeks to improve
defence planning and financial help to those effected by the floods.
There was a suggestion for a change of strategy in 2010 which was rejected by the same government
who cut the funding for flood defences by 27 per cent and the same government who is allowing
9,000 houses to be built on flood plains after recently relaxing planning rules. Such an excellent use of
taxpayer’s money.
Truss said: “I am pleased to confirm to the house that my colleague, the community secretary will
shortly be opening the Bellwin scheme for local authorities effected by the floods.”
The Bellwin Scheme is an emergency financial assistant which will compensate anybody who lost
money as a result of a disaster or emergency in their area. This aims to safe guard life and properties
and prevent suffering or inconvenience.
George Osbourne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has also announced there will be a £50 million
fund for families and businesses effected. However you really have to question if this government
funding would have been necessary if the cuts to flood spending hadn’t have happened in the first
place.
Elizabeth Truss became the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs 18 months ago
and her occupation has been met by some incredulity especially after her memorable ways of
conveying her messages.
At one conference Liz delivered her speech in a slightly disturbing manner, staring into the camera
whilst talking about cheese imports ending with “That. Is. Disgusting.” She also failed to elaborate on
her claim to make children call animals by their proper names, again leading to scrutiny and laughter
by many.
Unfortunately at this statement about the floods, Truss did not build up her reputation for delivering
speeches. She seemed uncomfortable with an underlying tone in her voice which screamed
uncertainty and doubt.
She also informed the house that she would be visiting the victims of the floods in Cumbria, where
she and the Prime Minister would pose in wellies for meaningful looking photo opportunities then
leave.
