{"id":146153,"date":"2015-09-18T08:37:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=146153"},"modified":"2015-09-18T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:37:11","slug":"twenty-one-days-since-erika-struck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/twenty-one-days-since-erika-struck\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-one days since Erika struck"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Commentary\"History will prove that the headline of this article may not necessarily be the truth, since a tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 33 knots (38 mph) or less. Once a tropical depression has wind speeds of 34 knots or greater, it is called a tropical storm. A tropical depression has evidence of organized winds and thunderstorms in contrast to a tropical wave or disturbance. Sometimes, the media will confuse people by naming a tropical depression. This is usually a case where a storm did move up to a tropical storm strength, but later was downgraded back to a tropical depression.<\/p>\n

This can make some tropical depressions actually have a name. If the storm dissipates before becoming a true tropical storm, it will usually be given a number. For example \u2013 TD1 is a reference to Tropical Depression One.<\/p>\n

So at some time we may want to make the appropriate correction in clarifying the fact that Erika, which was a tropical storm of winds in excess of 39 miles per hour did not really hit Dominica but we were affected by the rains which accompanied her. In fact we can count our blessings and get down on our knees and praise God for sparing us from the wind, because, if Erika had really hit us and we were to deal with fallen trees and flying roof tops, our situation would have been far worse.<\/p>\n

I am also curious to know what type of phenomenon that Erika was that she could pass far north of us, spare Guadeloupe and bathe us with so much rain. Was there a gap between the winds of Tropical Storm Erika and the water that she gave us which allowed Guadeloupe to go unscathed? I guess the experts will give some explanation at some time.<\/p>\n

There is also the misconception of people attempting to compare Erika with David, there is absolutely no comparison in the two natural hazards. The destruction suffered by the people of Petite Savanne, Good Hope, Colihaut, Coulibistrie, Check Hall and some other communities is far worse than what they experienced during Hurricane David but, generally, Dominica was devastated in 1979 beyond compare with Erika. So if the rains from Erika put us back by 20 years then David threw us back by 50 years and it would be correct to state that we are still recovering from David.<\/p>\n

It appears to me that people outside of Dominica have the impression that the entire island was grazed to the ground and that we are in a state of dire need so they should be sending us multitudes of container loads of relief supplies. The images depicting the destruction of Dominica on social media went viral and really struck a nerve, in the international community, that our little rock has been destroyed but the reality is some communities were severely affected and the people in those areas need help, not the entire population.<\/p>\n

As we move further away from the event into reconstruction and rehabilitation, I wonder whether the information that we are sending out depicts the reality of the situation as to where we are and what has to be done.<\/p>\n

Dominicans in the diaspora are still busy filling up containers with sardines, water, clothing and other relief materials to ship to Dominica. In one case a diaspora group is trying to raise US$9,000.00 (EC$24,300.00) to ship some containers of relief materials to Dominica. Can they be told that this money is needed for the construction of a river wall, a bridge or a house?<\/p>\n

Has the message gone out to the diaspora that the assistance that we need is hard cash, money, heavy equipment, building materials and, in some cases, technical expertise to rebuild houses that were destroyed, relocate the people who have been evacuated from the dangerous areas, clear our river beds from boulders and silt, construct river defense walls, allow the rivers and water courses their space, rebuild bridges, clear the drains, retrofit bridges and walls that were not damaged.<\/p>\n

Dominica needs the expertise of geotechnical engineers, volcanologists, geologists and other experts to look at our terrain and the open wounds that the rains of Erika left us, while it is still fresh, in order that we take the necessary action to save lives in the future and prevent a repeat of the mistakes made by our generation in believing that we can occupy and encroach on river land and water courses.<\/p>\n

In a few months the vegetation will be back on the scars of the landslides on the hills, mountains, rivers and valleys. Just as the people of Bagatelle and Good Hope tend to forget the site of their disasters so too, in a few years, the people of Petite Savanne and Dubique will be tempted to return to their properties. History has proven that people continue to repeat the same mistakes as time passes with prolonged intervals between disasters.<\/p>\n

The rains of Erika have exposed Dominica\u2019s vulnerability to natural hazards, the lessons learnt from David have all been forgotten and\/or disregarded. This is an opportunity to correct our mistakes, it is the time for communities to get together to map out the danger zones that the flood waters have so vividly identified.
\nAmidst the destruction there is evidence, in the rubble, to show that some bad human practices contributed to the destruction and Climate Change and Global Warming may not be all that responsible after all.<\/p>\n

Some years ago I pursued a post-graduate course in Disaster Risk Reduction at the Community Level at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, in Costa Rica. I returned to Dominica with much enthusiasm, determined to conduct training sessions in Disaster Vulnerability Assessments in the various communities but the response was so discouraging that I quickly shelved the idea and opted for the hosting of a radio program where I was able to share the information.<\/p>\n

Now that the rains from Erika have caught the attention of the population, the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) should immediately embark on conducting Vulnerability Assessments in communities across the island. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have produced a handbook on: \u201c What is VCA? An introduction to vulnerability and capacity assessment.\u201d and states that any part of this handbook may be cited, copied, translated into other languages or adapted to meet local needs without prior permission from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, provided that the source is clearly stated. Every Disaster Preparedness Committee should download a copy of this handbook for guidance in Disaster Risk Reduction.<\/p>\n

We are still in the hurricane season, therefore 21 days after Erika, the focus should shift to our vulnerability and what action that should be taken with disaster risk reduction as the primary goal.<\/p>\n

We, as a nation, should all join hands in expressing our gratitude to all our brothers and sisters in the diaspora and the rest of the international community for their support. The task ahead is costly so financial assistance is what we require at this time and every Dominican man, woman and child should be mobilized to participate in the reconstruction process. Maybe the diaspora can adopt a bridge, a river wall or something where their financial assistance can be targeted.<\/p>\n

At this stage in the reconstruction process the Physical Planning Division should be involved in mapping out the buffer zones for all our water courses, walls constructed along the river banks should not encroach on the river bed, people should not be tempted to construct houses on river land. Builders and contractors should be busy rebuilding homes side by side with the people who lost theirs.<\/p>\n

But most importantly, a message should be sent out to the people overseas that what Dominica needs now is money to rebuild, otherwise, all the resilience we boast about will soon disappear when re realize that half of the containers of relief supplies that we received was not really necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"History will prove that the headline of this article may not necessarily be the truth, since a tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 33 knots (38 mph) or less. 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