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The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest donor for water supply and sanitation in Haiti with on-going projects in Port-au-Prince (since 2010), secondary cities (since 1998) and in rural areas (since 2006) implemented by DINEPA. The Spanish government provides substantial grant funding for IDB water and sanitation projects in Haiti. [19]
Pollution of water resources in Haiti, as with many developing countries, is a major concern. The main cause of water pollution in the country is major deficiencies in the collection of solid waste and the absence or dysfunction of wastewater sanitation. In addition, the considerable increase in the population over the last decades coupled with ...
Environmental issues in Haiti include a historical deforestation problem, overpopulation, a lack of sanitation, natural disasters, and food insecurity. The major reasons for these environmental issues are corruption, human exploitation, and the embezzlement of taxpayers' funds for personal gains.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Haiti’s southwest region early Tuesday morning, destroying homes and creating panic in the country’s Grand’Anse region, where heavy rains over the weekend ...
The problem has multiple causes, including the proliferation of shantytowns and the absence of a comprehensive urban development policy. Global warming is one of the main causes of this problem, [ 1 ] faced with one of the most disastrous economic, social and political situations on the planet, Haiti is unable to implement an urban development ...
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According to the United Nations World Food Programme, 80 percent of Haiti's population lives below the poverty line. In fact, 75% of the Haitian population lives off of $2.50 per day. [1] Consequently, malnutrition is a significant problem. Half the population can be categorized as "food insecure," and half of all Haitian children are ...
Haiti’s people deserve peace, stability, and hope for the future. The U.S. and U.N. — all Haiti has standing between chaos — must do everything possible to deliver help.