While no one can say you will or will not be hit by a hurricane during the period, odds are slim. You would have to be in Jamaica at the same time that a hurricane hits the Caribbean, and that hurricane has to pass through Jamaica rather than some other path. In the past 61 years, only 6 major hurricanes have hit Jamaica.
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The example of Cable and Wireless is from the private sector, but has national implications. During the s, Cable and Wireless undertook a systematic programme of placing much of their telephone line network underground. As a result, there was minimal loss of telephone service during and after the hurricane. This had benefits beyond the obvious economic ones for the company.
In the absence of a fully functioning emergency radio telecommunications system, telephones were the most reliable means of communication for the National Emergency Operations Centre NEOC. Without the telephone service, it would have been impossible for the NEOC manage the response and to maintain contact with parishes. Developing countries are inevitably constrained by inadequate resources. Rarely will the national disaster management office be spared this constraint.
Disaster management must compete with other national priorities. In this situation, it becomes even more important that losses from disasters be reduced, as this has implications for national development. The national disaster management office must ensure that risk reduction receives national focus, and may need to employ a variety of strategies to be successful. Successful mitigation programmes, though simple, can be used to introduce the wider issues of mitigation to policy makers and communities, and provide useful points of departure for dialogue on risk reduction.
Benefits of proactive mitigation approaches may not be quantifiable in dollar values, however they may be demonstrable. Successes should be pointed out and recorded. The success of drain cleaning and maintenance in reducing flooding in Kingston and St Andrew has resulted in regular funding allocations for this programme by local and national authorities, as well as widespread adoption. Even in situations where the NDO may not be directly involved in an activity, it can influence risk reduction by supporting partner agencies, and by advocacy.
The importance of the media, particularly the electronic media, to raising and maintaining focus on risk reduction even in the absence of headline - grabbing disasters, must be recognized. Promotion of the risk reduction agenda by credible programme hosts can significantly strengthen the efforts of the national disaster management office. Barbara E. By Barbara E. DAMAGE Although not making landfall, Ivan resulted in fourteen deaths, and caused damage across the island, with southern parishes suffering the greatest damage.
Community Teams Following Hurricane Gilbert in , the need for giving communities the skills to be able to manage the hazards to which they are vulnerable was evident.
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