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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
Dr Barbara Carby
Director General
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
(ODPEM)
P.O. Box 122,
12 Camp Road
Kingston 4,
Jamaica
Tel (876) 928-5111- 4
Fax (876) 928-5503
Fax (876) 928-8763
E-mail odpem@cwjamaica.com
URL http://www.odpem.org.jm
Ministry of Land and Environment, Jamaica
16A Half Way Tree Road
Kingston 5
Jamaica
Tel (876) 920-3273
Fax (876) 929-2884
Email mle@cwjamaica.com
Yvonne Clarke, Director General
Jamaica Red Cross
Central Village Spanish Town,
St. Catherine
Jamaica
Tel: (1-876) 984-7860 /1/2
Fax: (1-876) 984- 8272
E-mail: jrcs@infochan.com
Web Site:
http://www.jamaicaredcross.org
Meterological Service of Jamaica
Mrs. Sylia McGill, Director
653/4Half Way Tree Road
PO Box 103
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Tel (876) 967-2390
Fax (876) 967-8989
E-mail metja@infochan.com
Additional Resources
Unit
for Disaster Studies - University of the West Indies,
Mona campus
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