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The 2010 Chile Earthquake Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment. C. Kelly [havedisastercallkelly@gmail.com]. Focus on. The process and results of the REA How the results were incorporated onto post disaster recovery planning. The Earthquake. 27 February 2010
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The 2010 Chile Earthquake Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment C. Kelly [havedisastercallkelly@gmail.com] IAIA Vina del Mar
Focus on • The process and results of the REA • How the results were incorporated onto post disaster recovery planning. IAIA Vina del Mar
The Earthquake • 27 February 2010 • 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami • Relatively low death toll but significant damage • Environmental impacts IAIA Vina del Mar
Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment • Standard REA process (http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=8267) • May/June 2010 • Team of Chileans from WWF Chile, national government and Antofagasta Minerals • 2 advisors from WWF/US • Site visits and interviews with survivors, government officials, local organizations IAIA Vina del Mar
Results • Disaster Debris Management: need for good practice management • Transitional Shelter: fire hazard, run-off and local flooding , fuel wood access, improved waste water management • Sewage Management: repair damaged facilities, conduct a seismic assessment facilities elsewhere and improve sewage management as part of recovery efforts, • Water Supplies: Assess damage to water supplies and define risk reduction options • Geophysical Changes: Remap marine resources, beaches, harbors and river outlets • Access to Land for Housing: Consider mitigation measures where hazardous locations are used for re-housing • Sustainable Natural Resource Use for Reconstruction: Assess overall environmental impacts of recovery and reconstruction. • Environmental Review: Special environmental impact review procedure for recovery efforts to identify positive and negative trade-offs of recovery plans • Coordination: Improved coordination of environment-related issues IAIA Vina del Mar
The 2010 Chile Earthquake Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment C. Kelly [havedisastercallkelly@gmail.com] IAIA Vina del Mar