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Hazards
- Hurricanes
- Flooding
- Earthquakes
- Landslides
Past Events
- Hurricane Dennis (2005)
- Hurricane Ivan (2004)
- Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
- Flooding (1986): 54 killed
- Hurricane Allen (1980)
- Severe Flooding (1979)
- Earthquake (March 1, 1957): 8 on Richter scale
Full
Natural Disaster History (external link)
Full
Technological Disaster History (external link)
Environmental Concerns
- Deforestation
- Coastal water pollution
- Coral reef damage
- Air pollution
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Profile
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Though susceptible to a wide range
of natural disasters, ranging from hurricanes
to earthquakes, Jamaica has a well developed disaster
management sector.
| Coordinates |
18 15 N, 77 30 W |
| Area |
10,9912 km |
| Terrain |
Mostly mountainous, with narrow, discontinuous
coastal plain |
| Population |
2,731,832 |
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Government Strategies
Member of CDERA.
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency
Relief Coordination (ODPERC) established by legislation
in 1980, now called ODPEM.
ODPEM operates out of the Ministry of Land
and Environment.
Country Contacts
Diane McCaulay,
The Jamaica Environment Trust, 58 Half Way Tree Road
Kingston 10, Jamaica
Tel:(876) 929-2376
Fax:(876) 929-1074
E-mail: mccaulay@colis.com
Sylvia McGill, Director
Meteorological Service, Meteorological Division, 65 3/4 Half Way Tree Road, P.O. Box 103
Kingston 10, Jamaica
Tel:(876) 929-3700
Fax:(876) 960-8989
E-mail: metja@infochan.com
Rafi Ahmad, Head
Unit for Disaster Studies, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona
Kingston 7, Jamaica
Tel:(876) 927-2728
Fax:(876) 977-6029
E-mail: rafi.ahmad@uwimona.edu.jm
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/uds
Yvonne Clarke, Director General
Jamaica Red Cross Society, National Headquarters, 76 Arnold Road
Kingston 4, Jamaica
Tel:(876) 984-7860
Fax:(876) 984-8272
E-mail: jrcs@infochan.com
Ronald Jackson, Director General
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), 12 Camp Road
Kingston 4, Jamaica
Tel:(876) 930-0796
Fax:(876) 928-5503
E-mail: rjackson@odpem.org.jm / odpem@cwjamaica.com
http://www.odpem.org.jm/
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