Isle De Jean Charles - Owen Shepherd

Isle De Jean Charles example of

Slow Onset Hazard Event

What is happening

Town is sinking

How much lost

98% lost due to coastal erosion

Forced to?

Move and relocate to higher ground

This led to?

Huge upset and disruption of sense of place

Local Fishing Community and culture destroyed and lost

Huge link to?

Changing Place

Reveals the changing nature of and new hazards presented by

Climate Change

Example of?

MItigation

How?

People have moved away in plenty of time

Government have relocated people

Consequences of mitigation?

Sense of place lost

Place connection destroyed

Waht led to this this?

Climate Change

Mining

Drilling

No concern or plan for the erosion rate issue

Led to exacerbated erosional effects in the area

Island composition

Only a sediment deposit

This helped to facilitate rapid erosion

How does mining and drilling lead to this?

Dredging of Canals by oil and gas firms