Thesis: Given that Haiti has a history with natural disasters, they should have been better prepared for the 2010 Earthquake by having stronger infrastructure, better crises management, and more governmental honesty.
A) The lack of a strong infrastructure in the cities of Haiti caused more damage than there should have been.
i. No reinforcing of construction plans
ii. Lack of building codes
iii. Damage caused to infrastructure, delayed aid.
iv. Rubble and debris caused by collapsed constructions caused roads to constantly be filled with people seeking open space, restricting movement.
v. Stronger infrastructure makes a difference in amount of damage, ex: Chile.
B) In a developing country governmental honesty is essential for future success but Haiti’s government did not have that.
i. Corruption causes the people to loose trust in their government.
ii. Dishonesty causes economic decline/ problems.
iii. Mal-management of dilemmas/ issues leads to problems such as Haiti having no controlling/ strong government during disaster.
iv. Disorganized hierarchical structure of authority and decision-making disables ability to advance and improve.
v. Political Figures not doing their job leads to gaps in the governing system. i.e. Rene Preval
C) Haiti should have had a customized crisis management plan, considering their vast experience.
i. Haiti followed the basic Crisis Management Plan that is traditionally used as an outline for creating customized plans.
ii. Formal disaster planning tends to 1. Fail to be implemented or 2. Help with the occurring disaster.
iii. Inaccurate record keeping i.e. count of injured, missing, and dead makes it hard for organizations to help to their full extent.
iv. Rescue and recovery plans of individual relief agencies, tend to conflict with the government’s.
v. NGO’s follow their own aid plans, causing varying methods, which result in confusion of the people.
vi. Lack of a good crises management plan causes ground organizations struggle when helping survivors.
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