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Haiti before the earthquake

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European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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This document assesses the reasons why Haiti is considered as a fragile state and how the 2010 earthquake further weakened the Haitian institutions, increasing risks of social unrest. It addresses Haiti's vulnerability to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flooding, and mudslides, and reports on the assistance needs of the country in terms of disaster risk reduction and emergency needs caused by natural hazards and socio-economic crisis.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Earthquake Flood Landslide
Themes Recovery Risk identification and assessment Economics of DRR Social impacts and social resilience Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Haiti
Number of pages
8 p.
Publication year
2010

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