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In response to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross seeks an experienced Country Representative to develop and carry out the objectives of the American Red Cross relief, recovery and mitigation framework in Haiti. ARC staff is responsible for programming in disaster management, shelter, water and sanitation, livelihood, co…
An experienced engineer is required with proven overseas experience in the practical design and implementation of construction and shelter projects to provide expertise to Tearfund’s Disaster Management reconstruction work in Haiti.
The position will provide structural engineering advice and oversight to construction projects in the form of design, rev…
Background
Prior to the earthquake of January 2010, UNDP Haiti was working in six main areas: Rule of Law and Security, Poverty Reduction, Democratic Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Recovery and Environment and Energy.
In responses to the devastating effects of the earthquake, UNDP Haiti will now be re-directing its efforts to respond to th…
Background
The strongest earthquake in Haiti in more than 200 years, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation on January 12, 2010 at 4.53 p.m. (local time). The earthquake led to approximately 220,000 casualties and more than 300,000 persons injured. The government has also estimated that more than 511,000 people hav…
Build Change has ongoing post-earthquake housing reconstruction programs in West Sumatra, Indonesia and Sichuan, China. So far, Build Change has improved the design and/or construction of over 6,400 houses, trained nearly 950 builders and over 1,000 technical high school students, engineers, and government officials in safe construction techniques. Buil…
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Haïti se caractérise par une fréquence particulièrement élevée et croissante de catastrophes naturelles (cyclones, inondations, séismes, glissements de terrain). Ce pays est d’autant plus sensible que se conjuguent forte précarité, petite taille et insularité. Cette zone est donc extrêmement dépendante de l’aide extérie…
Background
Prior to the earthquake of January 2010, UNDP Haiti was working in six main areas: Rule of Law and Security, Poverty Reduction, Democratic Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Recovery and Environment and Energy.
In responses to the devastating effects of the earthquake, UNDP Haiti will now be re-directing its efforts to respond to th…
Action Contre la Faim (ACF) est une association humanitaire reconnue d'utilité publique qui intervient dans une quarantaine de pays, dans les domaines de la nutrition et de la santé, de la sécurité alimentaire, de l’eau, de l’assainissement et de l’hygiène, ainsi que dans les domaines du plaidoyer et du témoignage. Structurée en réseau interna…
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a talented professional for the role of Community Development Specialist. The Community Development Specialist plays a key role in developing and implementing community engagement and support strategies, open and transparent accountability and feedback mechanisms, developing community capacity, and de…
Two Western Washington University faculty members who carried out research in Haiti after it was devastated by an earthquake will report their findings Wednesday, March 17.
Scott Miles, director of Huxley College of the Environment's Resilience Institute, and Rebekah Green, institute associate director, will talk about disaster risk reduction in Haiti…
UN-DESA policy brief no. 28:
This document addresses the challenge of sustainable reconstruction for Haiti following the earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale in early January 2010. It targets Haiti's need to rebuild its entire economy in a sustainable manner, to such an extent that it will be more resilient to future shocks and disasters and will be…
Haiti 2010 earthquake response: seismic, geological and building hazards:
This draft for consultation proposes a plan of action following the January 12th 2010 Haiti earthquake with the following objectives: (i) to reduce the vulnerability of nearly 3.0 million people to identified life threatening hazards; (ii) to avoid major disruption to the econom…
This paper is calling for the Government of Haiti and the international community to focus on reducing the impact of future disasters. It asserts that Haiti’s disasters cannot be prevented, but that their effects on the people who live here can be minimised by investments in pre-disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR), and that DRR must…
The Government of Australia signed an agreement last Friday with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to facilitate the handing over of an initial AUS$1 million for humanitarian assistance to earthquake ravaged Haiti. This was done during a visit to the Coordinating Unit by Australian High Commissioner, Mr. Philip Kentwell where he…
As the Haiti operation moves from rescue to reconstruction, what major challenges can we expect to emerge? Duncan Green discusses on the Oxfam blog.
The Haiti operation is moving rapidly from rescue to reconstruction. What major challenges can we expect to emerge? What sort of policies have delivered results after previous earthquakes? One of the best…