Caribbean Disaster
Mitigation Project
Implemented by the Organization of American States
Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
for the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Caribbean Regional Program
Caribbean Disaster
Mitigation Project |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CDMP home page: http://www.oas.org/en/cdmp/ | Project Contacts | Page Last Updated: 20 April 2001 |