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Haiti - Reconstruction : The Prince of Norway, impressed by the Haitians 02/11/2012 09:43:14
"Progress on recovery is undoubtedly being made, but Haiti still faces a number of challenges to its recovery and development. I strongly believe that these challenges can be resolved with the leadership of the Haitian authorities, the engagement of the Haitian people and the continued support of Haiti’s international partners," said Prince Haakon. Accompanied by Heikki Holmas, the Prince of Norway visited several sites in the southern region of Haiti and in the capital Port-au-Prince. During their stay in the South, they visited riverbank management sites in Chantal where the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped build gabion walls that contributed to protect schools, communities, farmlands, harvests and critical infrastructure during the passage of Sandy last week. "Norway has been actively engaged in Haiti through contributions since 2010. We are very pleased to see this money was able to reduce the communities’ vulnerability and reinforce their resilience to face disasters. We are committed to continue to support long-term efforts in Haiti", declared Heikki Holmås. In Port-au-Prince, the delegation had the opportunity to walk in urban areas newly rehabilitated using recycled debris. Close to 80% of the 10 million cubic metres of rubble caused by the 12 January 2010 has been removed by Haitians and supported by the international community. 30% of these were recycled and transformed into non‐structural building materials out of which memorials, stairs, corridors and public squares have been created. The UNDP-led initiatives have generated 20,000 temporary jobs for thousands of people suffering from unemployment. Within reconstruction and employment programmes, the Goodwill Ambassador and the delegation also visited one of the community reconstruction centers. This Government of Haiti-UNDP programme has been empowering quake-affected communities in Port-au-Prince and the western town of Léogâne to directly take charge of house reparations, with engineering assessments and construction trainings. So far, more than 6,200 houses that were damaged by the seism have been evaluated by the project team of engineers and 4,500 participants have taken part in training courses on seismic resistant construction and rehabilitation techniques. "[...] on this visit, my focus is on the progress being made by the Haitian people with the support of international partners, to get Haiti up and running again. I reaffirm both UNDP and Norway’s strong and long-term commitment to working with the government and people of Haiti on the achievement of their national development goals," stressed the Prince of Norway. Advocating for progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is at the core of Crown Prince Haakon’s UNDP engagement. He has used his Ambassador status to express that even though development is a long-term process, the international community has to live up to the promise of achieving the MDGs by 2015. Norway has contributed greatly to the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake. Through UNDP Haiti, Norway has funded projects for over 18 million dollars, in particular related to disaster risk reduction and environmental protection and specific areas such as clean energy and gender equality. The funding made available from Norway has for instance helped the Haitian government prepare, coordinating the response effectively as was demonstrated during the passage of Isaac and Sandy; it has enabled the protection of populations from flooding in the South and enabled the reforestation of over 800 hectares of land. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7030-haiti-environment-the-president-martelly-met-prince-haakon-magnus-of-norway.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5032-haiti-environment-norway-is-interested-in-the-potential-of-the-department-of-south.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2975-haiti-environment-launching-of-the-project-of-reforestration-at-the-border.html HL/ HaitiLibre
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