Caribbean Disaster
Mitigation Project |
The following table summarizes current availability of hazard maps in the English-speaking Caribbean. This information was provided by the participants in the 1999 CDMP Hazard Mapping and Vulnerability Assessment Workshop. In this table, 'XXX' indicates that a given type of map exists in the territory; where a map exists, but with limitations, the limitations are noted in the cell. Additions and corrections are welcomed!
Country | Seismic | Landslide | Flood | Storm Surge | Volcanic | Other |
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Anguilla | On general disaster preparedness map | |||||
Antigua & Barbuda | In Draft | |||||
Barbados | XXX | XXX | XXX | |||
Belize | Parts of country | |||||
British Virgin Islands | Landslide-prone road sections | Susceptibility zones (by hurricane class) | Areas vulnerable to accelerated winds | |||
Dominica | Incomplete | XXX | Incomplete | XXX | Incomplete | |
Dominican Republic | Fault lines only | General description of flood plains | Susceptibility zones (by hurricane class) | Areas vulnerable to accelerated winds | ||
Grenada | XXX | |||||
Guyana | XXX | Drought, forest fire, hazardous spills (mercury) | ||||
Jamaica | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | Rudimentary Tsunami hazard map | |
St Kitts and Nevis | Contour and slope stability | Flood plain buffer maps | Coastal erosion | |||
St Lucia | XXX | XXX | ||||
St Vincent | XXX | XXX | ||||
Trinidad | XXX | Parts of island | Parts of island | |||
Tobago | XXX | XXX | Parts of island |
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