Prof. John C. Mutter Prof. John C. Mutter Deputy Director Deputy Director The Earth Institute at Columbia University The Earth Institute at Columbia University Disasters and Development: Including urricane Katrina: How did a poor world disaster happen in a rich country?
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Prof. John C. MutterProf. John C. Mutter
Deputy Director Deputy Director The Earth Institute at Columbia UniversityThe Earth Institute at Columbia University
Disasters and Development:
Including
Hurricane Katrina: How did a poor world disaster happen in a rich country?
Disasters and the poorest
Does this have to be?
Can your science help people like this?Can your science help people like this?
Collecting water near Collecting water near Kararo EthiopiaKararo Ethiopia
Disasters and the poorest
Does this have to be?
Can our science help people like this ……Can our science help people like this ……
Kararo Village Kararo Village Ethiopia Ethiopia
Can our science help people like this ……Can our science help people like this ……
There is a global ecology of human well-beingThere is a global ecology of human well-being
Small variations around the norm in poor countries can Small variations around the norm in poor countries can act like disasters in rich countries -- the poorest are the act like disasters in rich countries -- the poorest are the most vulnerablemost vulnerable
Natural disasters preferentially imperil the poorestNatural disasters preferentially imperil the poorest
Three part case for the co-dependence of human well-being and the state of the planet
Income per person, PPP (1998)
GDP per capita as a function of latitude.
Poverty has a latitudinal dependence
(J. Sachs)
Infant MortalityInfant Mortality
A summary composite index that measures a country's average achievements in three A summary composite index that measures a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: basic aspects of human development:
LONGEVITYLONGEVITY -- life expectancy at birth; -- life expectancy at birth;
KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE -- a combination of the adult literacy rate and the combined -- a combination of the adult literacy rate and the combined primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrolment ratio;primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrolment ratio;
STANDARD of LIVINGSTANDARD of LIVING -- GDP per capita (Adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity, -- GDP per capita (Adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity, PPP, in US$).PPP, in US$).
HDIHDI is a more comprehensive measure of deprivation than income. is a more comprehensive measure of deprivation than income.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
HDI (1980-2000)
Latitude
(negative indicates South)
HDI lowest 40%
HDI middle 40%
HDI highest 20%
HDI versus latitude
Climate variability and Malaria risk in Botswana
Preferentially imperil the poorest peoplePreferentially imperil the poorest people• Large total deaths• Large relative to population• Large relative to level of exposure
Mortality risk is gender and age selectiveMortality risk is gender and age selective
Effect on market economy often minimalEffect on market economy often minimal
Characteristics of global disasters impacts
Disaster mortality risk from combined hazardsDisaster mortality risk from combined hazards
(World Bank Hot Spots: Dilley, Chen, Lerner-Lam et al)
Total deceases victims to date Total deceases victims to date 14171417..
But definition of Katrina victim is uncertain: But definition of Katrina victim is uncertain:
those who died during or after moving to a different state may not be those who died during or after moving to a different state may not be counted.counted.