Haiti - Building resilience

Haiti is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. However, as Justine Greening and Helen Clark point out in their blog entry in the Huffington Post, improvements have been made and disaster risk reduction is on the agenda of the Haiti Government. Early warning systems, earthquake proofing building codes, reforestation and improvement of drainage are some of the development measures implemented. The involvement of the private sector helps to reduce the financial impact.

The authors sum up their entry by stating:

"With the frequency and severity of natural disasters likely to increase, managing their risks should no longer be seen as a humanitarian endeavor, but rather as a development one. Sitting on the sidelines while countries like Haiti are prevented from developing their potential by recurring natural disasters is not an option."