Geohazards International

TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO GEOLOGICAL HAZARD EVENTS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH, AND TO ADVANCE MITIGATION AND RISK-INFORMED PLANNING FOR RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

SUPPORTING PRACTICAL FAMILY PREPAREDNESS IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

VOLCANO SCENARIO-BASED PLANNING

USGS NON-COMPETITIVE ASSISTANCE FY 2021 - SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BRANCH

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONALSUPPORTING PRACTICAL FAMILY PREPAREDNESS IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANDSUPPORTING EARTHQUAKE MONITORING CAPABILITIES IN HAITICOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYMANY FAMILIES IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIVE IN AREAS THREATENED BY EARTHQUAKES AND THE HAZARDS THEY TRIGGER, INCLUDING TSUNAMIS AND LANDSLIDES. DEADLY EARTHQUAKES IN HAITI IN 2010, 2018 AND 2021 SERVE AS THE MOST RECENT REMINDERS OF THE THREAT. MORE THAN 500 YEARS OF HISTORICAL RECORDS REVEAL NUMEROUS SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES, AND NUMEROUS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) AND OTHERS CORROBORATE THE RISK. HISPANIOLAS EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI RISKS ARE PART OF A MULTI-HAZARD CONTEXT THE ISLAND IS ALSO FREQUENTLY AFFECTED BY HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS, AND MULTIPLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. BEING INLAND, THE CIBO VALLEY IS AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING INCLUDING FROM TROPICAL CYCLONES. PEOPLE IN BOTH COUNTRIES ARE MORE AWARE OF HURRICANE RISKS AND SAFETY MEASURES THAN THOSE FOR EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS, BUT HOLISTIC PREPAREDNESS MEASURES ARE NEEDED THAT ADDRESS EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS IN THE FULL MULTI-HAZARD CONTEXT. THIS INCLUDES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HAITIAN VERNACULAR BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR RESPOND TO EARTHQUAKES, AND HOW DAMAGE TO THESE BUILDINGS CAN HELP TO ESTIMATE HOW STRONG EARTHQUAKE SHAKING HAS BEEN. (HAITI CONTINUES TO HAVE FEW CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING INSTRUMENTS THAT CAN MEASURE THE STRENGTH OF EARTHQUAKE SHAKING.)INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WORKING TO BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES OFTEN LACK DETAILED, PRACTICAL, SCIENCE-BASED GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE EARTHQUAKE RISK. THE PROJECT AIMS TO (1) EQUIP FAMILIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF KEY SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THIS INFORMATION, AND (2) UTILIZE DAMAGE AND IMPACT DATA FROM THE 2021 EARTHQUAKE TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW VERNACULAR HAITIAN CONSTRUCTION BEHAVES IN EARTHQUAKES, TO IMPROVE USGS PRODUCTS USED BY HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES AFTER EARTHQUAKES. THE PROJECT WILL CARRY OUT FORMATIVE RESEARCH AND FAMILY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COLLECT AND ANALYZE DAMAGE DATA FROM THE 2021 M7.2 EARTHQUAKE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, AND PROVIDE OUTREACH AND TRAINING. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF OVER 12,000 BUILDING DAMAGE RECORDS, AND MORE THAN 2,400 DID YOU FEEL IT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO USE. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE SOURCEBOOKS FOR DISASTER SAFETY ADVOCATES AND LOCAL PROFESSIONALS IN LOCAL LANGUAGES AND ENGLISH, TRAIN LOCAL SOCIAL INSTITUTION REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER KEY GROUPS, AND PROVIDE FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC WITH ACTIONABLE PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS.

PROJECT TITLE: REDUCING POTENTIAL LIVES LOST AND FUTURE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS BY PREPARING HISPANIOLA FAMILIES FOR GEOLOGIC HAZARDS IN A MULTI-HAZARD CONTEXTPROJECT PERIOD: 3 1 2026 THROUGH 9 30 2026AWARD PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FAMILIES IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH PRACTICAL PREPAREDNESS DATA AND INFORMATION FOR GEOLOGIC HAZARDS, BASED ON EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH RELEVANT TO HISPANIOLAS MULTI-HAZARD CONTEXT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SEVEN, TWO-DAY TRAININGS FOR LOCAL LEADERS WHO WILL THEN TRAIN OTHERS IN COMMUNITY SELF-RELIANCE AND RESILIENCE BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS SOCIAL MESSAGING TO THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND TARGETED COMMUNITY LEADERS REGARDING RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICAL STEPS FOR GEOLOGIC DISASTER PREPAREDNESS VIA CAMPAIGNS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS OUTREACH IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONS TSUNAMI READY PROGRAM AND FOUR INFORMATION AND DATA PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FROM EARLIER PROJECT SOURCEBOOKS FOR THEIR WIDESPREAD USE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A FORMAL HANDOVER TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS OF PROJECT-RELATED RESOURCES FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS..DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES EXPECTED ARE LIVES SAVED AND REDUCED HUMANITARIAN AID NEEDS FROM FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, A RESULT OF REDUCED DISASTER IMPACTS AND DISRUPTIONS TO LIVELIHOODS, ACHIEVED THROUGH RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING AND AWARENESS RAISING THAT BUILDS SELF-RELIANCE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 16 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND FIRST AID WORKSHOPS 250 LOCAL LEADERS TRAINED ON EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND COASTAL HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS RAISED IN 38 SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TOTAL DIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE ANTICIPATED AT 6,700 AND AN ADDITIONAL 13,300 INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE HAITI AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LOCAL LEADERS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND THE PUBLIC IN CAP-HATIEN, MIRAGONE, AND SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS.SUBRECIPIENTS: NONE.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

EFFECTIVENESS OF PAST CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE SCENARIOS IN MOTIVATING MITIGATION, DATED 6/3/2020

US-PAKISTAN-NEPAL PLANNING VISIT FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF NON-DUCTILE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS WITH MASONRY INFILL WALLS KAT

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