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Tropical storm Jeanne skimmed the north coast of Haiti, leaving 3,006 people dead in flooding and mudslides, mostly in the city of Gonaïves. [3] Earlier that year in May, floods killed over 3,000 people on Haiti's southern border with the Dominican Republic. [4] Haiti was again pummeled by tropical storms in late August and early September 2008.
Other environmental issues, such as decreases in precipitation and more severe natural disasters, will likely arise in Haiti as a result of climate change. Experts agree that Haiti needs to adopt new policies to address both the issues that already exist and to prepare for the effects of climate change .
The Ministry of the Environment (French: ministère de l’Environnement, MdE) is a ministry of the Government of Haiti. This ministry is responsible for overseeing the environment and natural resources , along with performing an integral role in the Prime Minister's Cabinet.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -At least five agents of Haiti's BSAP, an armed environmental agency that in recent years has evolved into a paramilitary body, were killed in a shootout with national ...
Deforestation is a complex and intertwined environmental and social problem in Haiti. The most-recent national research on charcoal estimates that approximately 946,500 metric tons of charcoal are produced and consumed annually in Haiti, making it the second-largest agricultural value chain in the country and representing approximately 5% of ...
A long-simmering crisis over Haiti’s ability to govern itself, particularly after a series of natural disasters and an increasingly dire humanitarian emergency, has come to a head in the ...
Hispaniolan trogon (Priotelus roseigaster), national bird of Haiti Golden-winged warbler (NT) Sketch of Hispaniolan parakeet (VU) Etang Saumâtre has over 100 waterfowl species as well as flamingo. [6] There are over 200 species of avifauna, including the palmchat, La Selle thrush, introduced guineafowl, and grey-crowned tanager which is unique ...
The Organization of American States, based in Washington, has a reputation for toeing the U.S. policy line when it comes to countries in the hemisphere, especially where Haiti is concerned.