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This study performs an economic efficiency and equity analysis of an Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and resilience enhancement intervention in Haiti using a Cost-Benefit Analysis to compare implementation costs with observed and future benefits.
Haiti 2021 PDNA DRF Case Study
This case study documents the lessons learned and contributions of the post disaster needs assessment and disaster recovery framework toward implementing recovery from the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti's Southern Peninsula.
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This study supports the implementation of the Country Work Programme for countris in the Caribbean, as well as the design and revisions of other critical national instruments including the National Adaptation Plan.
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today a grant financing of US$120 million for the Haiti Resilient Connectivity and Urban Transport Accessibility Project.
World Bank, the
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A new toolkit aims to realize the potential of Earth observations (EO) to contribute to disaster risk reduction and management.
Group on Earth Observations
Ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season, beginning June 1, Mercy Corps is helping communities in Guatemala, Haiti, and Puerto Rico prepare for what NOAA announced today will be another above-average season, with 3-6 major storms predicted.
Mercy Corps
Two people standing in front of a collapsed building after the Haiti earthquake in 2010.
Small, inexpensive seismometers are capable of sharing high-quality data in real time—and were put to the test during an August 2021 earthquake.
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A successful ten-year project in Haiti has demonstrated the challenges, opportunities and benefits involved in rebuilding and modernizing a national meteorological and hydrological service.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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