How the Caribbean Can Prepare for More Violent Hurricanes
How the Caribbean Can Prepare for More Violent Hurricanes
By
Michael G. Donovan
Updated building codes can help the Caribbean face disaster. But the region also needs a better way to think about preparedness.
The hurricanes that battered the Caribbean this summer left few communities untouched. But the approximately 4.4 million people living in low-elevation coastal zones (LECZs), coastal areas less than 10 meters above sea level, paid a particularly heavy price. Hurricane Irma, for example, destroyed homes throughout the Turks and Caicos, where 85 percent of the population lives in LECZs.
Low-Elevation Coastal Zones (LECZs) in the Caribbean
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