Haiti

This publication tackles the long-term rebuilding of Haiti and specifically addresses the challenges in meeting the sanitation needs for the country in order to avoid the risk of a secondary disaster, in which the people who have survived the earthquake

This book aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all

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

This publications focuses on 20 core countries with high vulnerability to natural hazards and low economic resilience to cope with disaster impacts including anticipated climate change and variability: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti

This document discusses the ways in which ICT has positively impacted the various phases of disaster management. Noting the use of ICT during and in the immediate aftermath of disasters like the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and most recently the Haiti Earthquake

ICTD case study, issue 2:

This book discusses the ways in which information and communication technology (ICT) has positively impacted the various phases of disaster management. It aims to present a useful resource for compiling and disseminating best

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

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, its causes and impact. It includes the earthquake and tsunami hazard and risk exposure of the Caribbean islands especially for densely populated cities.

Its content also includes: the