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Haiti - FLASH : Annual World Bank disbursements for Haiti have collapsed this year 30/06/2023 10:05:45
In addition to the security context which considerably slowed down the implementation of certain project activities, the various actors and project managers reported that the economic instability, the socio-political crisis, the difficulties of travel on the territory, the reluctance of foreign companies coming to work in Haiti, the massive departure of executives from certain public institutions, the limitations of the country's banking system, inflation, the scarcity of petroleum products are among the disruptive elements that have caused an extension of execution times. "In terms of results and in the extremely difficult context that we are experiencing, with cycles of unpredictable violence, annual disbursements have collapsed from 25% for the previous fiscal year to less than 11% this year," said Laurent Msellati, head of World Bank operations in Haiti. "Together, we must learn from the lessons learned from projects that have succeeded in achieving their annual objectives and apply them to the entire portfolio in order to catch up on the delays recorded and to ensure that the IDA funds allocated to Haiti will benefit as quickly as possible to those who need it most, in particular to respond to food insecurity and to accelerate the implementation of the Integrated Recovery Program for the Southern Peninsula (PRIPS)." Despite the deleterious context, the Haitian government has been able to identify innovative solutions to carry out targeted activities, particularly in the southern peninsula. The construction of a temporary bridge over the Grand'Anse river has restored connectivity to the 400,000 inhabitants of the department. At the same time, the rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure has enabled more than 64,000 producers to increase their capacities; more than 4,000 of the 24,000 eligible vulnerable households received a monetary lump sum for the repair of their habitats following climatic and geological events. To strengthen human capital, school and health infrastructures have been rebuilt or rehabilitated, followed by donations of materials to promote their full operation. "At the level of the Ministry of Social Affairs, we had to reorient the Adaptive Social Protection Project for Increased Resilience (PSARA) after the August 14 earthquake so that it is better adapted to the needs of the population. Other actions are underway, including cooperation to develop support measures for households containing people with disabilities," said Odney Pierre Ricot, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour. "While it is true that we fell behind at the end of 2022, we have worked hard over the past six months to accelerate the implementation of the project. In addition, to ensure greater effectiveness of donor funding, there needs to be a strengthening of the sectoral articulation of projects and synergy between projects and the new programmatic framework." The World Bank's portfolio in Haiti includes 18 active projects for a total commitment amount of US$1.25 billion. It will be supplemented during the next fiscal year by two new operations totaling 62 million including 12 million for additional financing for the Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project (CATCOP) and an envelope of 50 million which will be devoted to a new project in the governance and public services sector. HL/ HaitiLibre
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