1. Dominica Case Study: Prioritization of Interventions for Shelter Vulnerability Reduction Caribbean DRM and CCA – Spatial Data to Inform Decision-Making Workshop

2. 2 O BJECTIVE OF THE ONGOING PROCESS Reduce the risk emergency shelters are facing in order to ensure the safety of the population Carry out a process for the prioritization of interventions (funding limitations) Coordinate amongst a multitude of ministries (Ministries of Local Government, Works, Education, ODM, Red Cross, etc.) I NTRODUCTION ¡Work in Progress!

3. 3 M ETHODOLOGICAL A PPROACH R ISK Exposure Vulnerability Hazard

4. 4 C OMPONENT I: H AZARD R ISK Exposure Vulnerability Hazard

5. 5 C OMPONENT I: H AZARD The shelters are determined to provide refuge during hurricane events. This gives rise to the necessity to consider:

6. 6 C OMPONENT I: H AZARD The shelters are determined to provide refuge during hurricane events. This gives rise to the necessity to consider:

7. C OMPONENT I: H AZARD 7 Expert Check

8. 8 C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY R ISK Exposure Vulnerability Hazard

9. 9 A) L OCATION & B UILDING C HARACTERISTICS : C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY LocationBuilding Characteristics Roof type and condition Hurricane Shutters Material and condition of the structure Hurricane straps? …

10. 10 C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY A) L OCATION & B UILDING C HARACTERISTICS : A shelter assessment is carried every year prior to the hurricane season in which all shelters are visited and structurally assessed Before 2013, no GPS coordinates were collected Before 2013, the assessment was not digitized

11. 11 C OMPONENT I: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY

12. 12 C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY A) L OCATION & B UILDING C HARACTERISTICS : The surrounding topography in which the shelter is located The physical characteristics of the building (the number of stories, roof type, openings, etc.) Floor area to house occupants during and after the event

13. 13 B) P HYSICAL V ULNERABILITY E VALUATION : Key Components that govern building vulnerability to hurricane wind: The area of openings Shutters Roof cover Exterior wall and wall cracks Number of stories Surrounding topography (steepness of the slope) C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY

14. 14 B) P HYSICAL V ULNERABILITY E VALUATION : C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY Buildings with un-shuttered large openings AND metal roof in dubious condition Worst combination of characteristics Buildings with un-shuttered large openings OR metal roof in dubious condition Steep terrain Multiple stories Worse combination of characteristics Buildings with un-shuttered large openings OR metal roof in dubious condition Bad combination of characteristics

15. 15 C) S OCIAL V ULNERABILITY OR “C RITICALITY ”: C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY Level of Importance of and Reliance on shelters in order to keep the population safe

16. 16 C OMPONENT II: E XPOSURE AND V ULNERABILITY

17. P RIORITIZATION OF V ULNERABILITY R EDUCTION I NTERVENTIONS 17 R ISK Exposure Vulnerability Hazard

18. Dominica Case Study: Prioritization of Interventions for Shelter Vulnerability Reduction Caribbean DRM and CCA – Spatial Data to Inform Decision-Making Workshop