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Sourcebooks of Family Disaster Preparedness Information for the Dominican Republic and Haiti

These Sourcebooks provide people and organizations with knowledge they can use to take action at the local level to be better prepared in future disasters. Focused on earthquake hazards and the hazards they induce such as tsunamis, the Sourcebooks include the following:

  • science behind the natural hazards that affect Haiti and the Dominican Republic; 

  • potential impacts from hazard events;

  • how to prepare to be safer when a hazard event occurs; and 

  • how to protect communities for the long term.  

 

The Sourcebooks are primarily intended as a reference for people and organizations working or wanting to work with families in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to improve disaster resilience.

 

Download the Sourcebooks:

 

Dominican Republic: 

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Spanish - Una familia preparada es una familia más segura: Libro de consulta para la reducción del riesgo de desastres en familias y comunidades en la República Dominicana 

English - A Prepared Family is a Safer Family: A Sourcebook for Reducing Family and Community Disaster Risk in the Dominican Republic 

Haiti:

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Haitian Creole - Yon fanmi prepare se yon fanmi ki pi an sekirite: Yon gid pou redwi risk katastwòf nan kominote yo​​

​French -  Une famille préparée est une famille plus sûre: Un guide pour réduire les risques de catastrophes dans les communautés en Haït​

​English - A Prepared Family is a Safer Family: A Sourcebook for Reducing Family and Community Disaster Risk in Haiti

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GeoHazards International prepared these Sourcebooks as part of the project Supporting Practical Family Preparedness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under Grant Nos. G21AC10343 and G23AC00292, and utilizing material generated under Grant No. G16AC00306. These Sourcebooks were made possible by the generous support of the American people provided by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  

 

The contents are the responsibility of GeoHazards International and associated consultants, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USGS, USAID, or the United States government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the USGS or USAID.

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