Presentation of Data

Figure 1 – Bar Chart Showing The Percentage of Persons Against the Number of Times
They Have Experienced Flooding Within The Last Five (5) Years.
Number of Times Experienced Flooding in Last

5+ 16%

3 or 4 36%
Five (5) Years

1 or 2 52%

0 0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Percentage Of Persons
0 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+

Figure 1 shows that a majority of 52% of residents experienced flooding 1 or 2 times within the last five
years and a minority of 16% experienced flooding 5+ times within the last five years.
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Figure 2 Line Graph Showing The Causes of Flooding and The Percentage of
Persons Who Selected That Cause.

30%

28%
25%
Percentage of Persons

24% 24%
20%

15%

10% 12%

8%
5%

4%
0%
Improper Lack of Water Littering and Poor Urban Location of Climate
Drainage Channel Rubish Planning Community Change and
Design Maintainence Dumping by Flash Flooding
Citizens

Cause of Flooding
Improper Drainage Design
Lack of Water Channel Maintainence
Littering and Rubish Dumping by Citizens
Poor Urban Planning
Location of Community
Climate Change and Flash Flooding

Figure 2 shows that a majority of 28% of persons selected improper drainage design as the major cause
of flooding while a minority of 4% selected climate change and flash flooding.
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Figure 3 100% Stacked Bar Chart Showing Percentage of Persons Who

Experienced Financial Constraints Due to Flooding.
Has Experienced Financial Constraints

80% 20%
Yes No

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Percentage Of Persons
Yes No

Figure 3 shows that a majority of 80% experienced financial constraints due to flooding while a minority
of 20% did not experience financial constraints.

Figure 4 – Doughnut Chart Showing Type of Financial Constraint Experienced.

8%
7% 29%

13%

19% 24%

Home Infrastructure Repair Furniture Repaire / Replace

Appliance Vehicular
Unemployment / Lack of Income Savings Depletion
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Figure 4 shows that a majority of 29% experienced savings depletion as the major financial constraint
while a minority of 8% experienced unemployment / income lack as the major constraint.
Figure 5 Pie Chart Showing the Percentage of Persons Who Experienced Mental
Impacts Due to Flooding.

28%
No

72%
Yes

Yes No

Figure 5 shows that a majority of 72% experienced mental impacts due to flooding while a minority of
28% did not experience mental impacts.

Figure 6 Funnel Chart Showing Type of Mental Impact Experienced.

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Percentage of Persons

Figure 6 shows that a majority of 39% of persons experienced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a
mental impact while a minority of 8% experienced isolation.
Figure 7 - Table Showing Improvements Greenvale Residents Believe the Government
and Citizens Can Make to Mitigate the Financial and Mental Effects of Flooding .

Improvements Percentage Other

Invest More Money on Dredging 12% Have Government Floodproof

Rivers Infrastructure

Educate Citizens on Flooding 8% Have Venezuelan Migrants Pay for

Impact Flood Release Grants

Communicate How Citizens Can 20% Have CEPEP Workers Build Dams
Get Help

Offer Financial Assistance to 40% Have Government Rehouse

Affected Communities Residents

- - Have The Government Relocate

Residents

Figure 8 shows that a majority 40% of respondents believed that the government should offer financial
assistance to affected communities and a minority of 8% believed the government should educate
citizens on flooding impact.
Figure 8 – Column Chart Showing Improvements Greenvale Residents Believe the
Government and Citizens Can Make to Mitigate the Financial and Mental Effects of
Flooding.
45%

40%

35%

30%
Percentage of Persons

25%

20% 40%

15% 28%

10%
16%
5% 8%
4% 4% 0% 0%
0%
Purchase Keep Do Not Build 2 Prepare an Purchase Seek Open a
Home Drains Litter Storey Emergency Sandbags Therapy Savings
Insurance Cleared Homes Plan Account

Suggested Improvement

Purchase Home Insurance Keep Drains Cleared

Do Not Litter Build 2 Storey Homes
Prepare an Emergency Plan Purchase Sandbags
Seek Therapy Open a Savings Account

Figure 1 shows that a majority of 40% believe that sandbag purchasing would help mitigate the effects of
flooding while a minority split of 0% believe that therapy and a savings account would mitigate the
effects of flooding.
 Analysis of Data

Figure 1 is a bar graph showing the frequency of the sample of Greenvale residents affected by flooding.
It showed the majority, 52% of respondents experienced flooding 1 or 2 times and the minority, 16%
never experienced flooding. Other values show that 36% experienced flooding 3 or 4 times. This data
concretes the fact that flooding is a common and real issue experienced by all residents with some being
affected more than once per year in Greenvale.

Figure 2 is a line graph showing the causes of flooding in Greenvale. Respondents show that a majority
at 28% believed that improper drainage design was the primary cause of flooding, with lack of channel
maintenance and littering both getting 24% of respondents while urban planning and location received
12% and 8% respectively, with the minority selecting global warming at 4%. This suggests that residents
believe that poor local infrastructure and drainage play a large role in flooding in Greenvale.

Figure 3 is a stacked bar chart showing the number of Greenvale residents financially affected by
flooding. It showed the majority 80% were affected and the minority, 20% were unaffected. This data
highlights that most of the families affected by flooding lack sufficient funds to successfully repair
damages and hence are financially impacted. This is likely due to the items lost being purchased from a
loan or having poor insurance so they had to be replaced out of pocket

Figure 4 is a donut chart that shows that a majority 29% of financial constraints were a result of savings
depletion, 24% home infrastructure repair, 19% furniture repair vehicular repair/replacement, 13%
experienced appliance repairs, 8% unemployment and lack of income and a minimum of 7%
experiencing vehicle repairs. This shows that many residents lack the finances to afford technology such
as cars and appliances due to their low representation with 8% even being unemployed. Hence, financial
damages tend to be a result of primary living structure representative of the lower economic income in
the area.

Figure 5 is a pie chart showing the percentage of the sample population that have experienced mental
impacts due to flooding and show that a majority of 72% were mentally impacted with a minority of 28%
not being impacted. From the data provided, it may be inferred that lasting damage was inflicted to the
flood victims as this report is 2 years after the most recent flood.

Figure 6 is a funnel chart showing that a majority 39% of respondents have post-traumatic-
stressdisorder, 24% anxiety when rain falls, 19% of respondents have depression, 11% of respondents
have insomnia and a minority of 6% isolate themselves. Since the majority of respondents stated that
they have anxiety when rain falls it can be deduced that they associate rainfall with the threat of
flooding. This association shows that they have a general fear of re-experiencing flooding.

Figure 7 is a table showing improvements Greenvale residents believe the government and citizens can
make to mitigate the financial and mental effect effects of flooding. 12% of respondents suggested
investing more money on dried rivers,20% said to communicate how citizens can get help, the
majority,40% of believed that the government should offer financial assistance to affected communities
and the minority, 8% believed the government should educate citizens on flooding’s impact. This
suggests that respondents are more focused on materialistic gain rather than prevention.
Figure 8 is a column chart showing improvements Greenvale residents believe citizens can make to
mitigate the financial and mental effect effects of flooding. The majority, 40% suggested sandbags, 28%
suggested to clean drains, 16% to purchase home insurance, 8% to prepare emergency plans and 4% for
both not littering and for constructing 2 storey houses. A minority split of 0% was obtained for therapy
and a savings account. It may be inferred that the respondents hold a more reactive than proactive
standpoint on disaster preparedness.
Lastly, the article, “Flood Management: an examination of mitigation measures for flooding in urban
areas in Trinidad” by Rudo Udika (2017), suggested some flood prevention strategies for government.
The article focused on how government should implement legislations such as Trinidad and Tobago’s
Small Building Code and structural measures to mitigate flooding such as development and maintenance
of main watercourses and irrigation systems to allow for flood control in a cost-effective manner. The
article also highlights strategies citizens could employ to reduce the impact of flooding as stated, “to
purchase home insurance and keep drains clean.” Governments can zone land. Furthermore, it indicates
that citizens are practicing poor habits such as improper waste disposal in waterways, poor agricultural
practices and forest fires which all contribute to flooding and impact their lives both finically and
mentally, they can work on improving and limiting these poor habits to mitigate flooding.  This source
was chosen because the writer is a Development & Climate Resilience Specialist with over 10 years if
experience. The source answers factually and scientifically the question, “How can a recurrence of
flooding in Greenville, La Horquetta be mitigated or prevented?”