|
|
Haiti - Environment : Assistance of the UN organizations (2012) 11/01/2013 12:30:35 Unsustainable environmental practices in agriculture and other sectors generate economic losses over time. The next generation of Haitians will inherit lower capacity for resilience and adaptation to different external shocks (such climate-related events...). Increased scarcity of resources (i.e. water) can generate tensions within and between communities. The United Nations works at central level with the Ministry of Environment, at departmental level, especially in the South, and across the Haitian-Dominican Republic border. In the South Department, several agencies (FAO, UNDP, UNEP, UNOPS and WFP) have combined their expertise and resources in agriculture production, watershed management, promotion of renewable energy, coastal and marine resource management, and biodiversity conservation, among others. key facts and figures 13 reforestation brigades (from 6 in 2011), working on the Haitian-Dominican Republic border, replanted more than 300 hectares with forest and fruit trees. [PAM, PNUD, PNUE, UNOPS] To improve shared management of natural resources, a bi-national committee is now operational, with representatives from the Dominican and Haitian ministries of environment. As part of the UN-supported vulnerability reduction programme in the South Department :
To maximize the use of alternative energy sources and reduce fuelwood consumption, the UN helped with the construction of two pilot hydropower stations in the South Department [UNEP, UNDP] In the same vein, the UN continued to promote the use of briquettes to cook meals in schools, thereby saving 20,575 kg of charcoal and 123,000 kg of wood during the 2011-2012 school year (WFP) Finally, more than 250 solar lamps in some of the most impoverished areas of Port-au-Prince have been installed. [Minustah] challenges and perspectives : The UN will continue to accompany Haitian institutions at central and departmental level to support the modernization of the environmental legislation and strengthen their planning, fund management and coordination capacities. The UN will also pursue its engagement with community based organizations to improve the livelihoods of Haitians through, for instance, the sustainable development of fishing, the development of eco-tourism initiatives and improved agro-forestry systems. HL/ HaitiLibre
|
Why HaitiLibre ? |
Contact us |
Français
Copyright © 2010 - 2024 Haitilibre.com |