Overview
Haiti is regularly affected by natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, and droughts. At least 2.6 million people Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as of January 2019, out of which almost 50% are children. Food insecurity persists in Haiti, and is driven by the combined effects of natural hazards and poor socioeconomic conditions. ?
INFORM measures Haiti's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster for 2019 to be high at 6.5/10. Lack of Coping Capacity is of particular concern, at 7.4/10.?
Latest Developments
Tropical Storm Laura reached Haiti on 23 August, causing heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides. The departments most affected were Sud-Est, Sud, Ouest and Nippes. 31 people have died and 8,800 houses are partially or completely damaged. The flooding has caused destruction to roads and bridges and blocked access to affected areas. Anse-a-Pitres (Sud-Est department) is accessible only by air or sea. The storm also caused agricultural damage. Losses are extensive in numerous communes of Sud-Est department, estimated at 50-80% for certain crops. Crop losses are particularly worrying in a country with six million people living below the poverty line and a deepening food security crisis. The main needs are safe drinking water, food, shelter, and non-food items.?
Key Figures
INFORM Global Crisis Severity Index
Crisis Severity: 3.5
Impact: 3.2
Humanitarian Conditions: 4.2
Complexity: 2.5
Access Constraints: 2
Information courtesy of ACAPS. https://www.acaps.org/
Projects
- Création d’un centre d’accompagnement Médico-psycho social pour les femmes et les filles victimes de violences dans les communes de Tabarre (Ouest) et de Jacmel (Sud Est)
- Opérationnalisation d’un mécanisme de plaintes, référencement des victimes et feedback pour les communautés en Haïti
- Renforcement des activités de prévention, de mitigation et de réponse aux Violences Basées sur le Genre durant les situations de catastrophes dans 8 départements à haut risque en Haïti
- Promotion du droit à la protection contre la violence dans le Sud et l’Artibonite
- Building Resilience of Communities through Promoting Security and Inclusive Development by Social Cohesion based on Women’s Capacity
- Création de réseaux communautaires de protection pour l’assistance aux victimes de violence pour les départements du : (Nord-Ouest, Nord-Est, Artibonite, Centre, Sud-Est, Nord, Ouest)
- Strengthening the protection referral mechanisms for vulnerable migrants at the border area between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
- Prise en charge des enfants non accompagnés et victimes de violence ou à risque d’être victimes et affectés par les situations humanitaires
- Renforcement de la résilience des familles et enfants affectés par le cyclone Matthew
- Renforcement des filets de protection familiaux et communautaires à Cité Soleil
- Integrating Women into Disaster Preparedness and Response (Fanm yo pare)
- Assistance Directe aux Familles et Enfants vulnérables dans le Sud et la Grand’Anse en vue de réduire le risque de séparation familiale et d’exploitations
| Title | Type | Theme | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti Camp Management Camp Coordination | Video | Site closure | |
| CCCM Case Studies vol. 1 | Lessons Learned | Care/Maintanance, Coordination, Displacement, Participation, Site closure |
| Title | Posted on |
|---|---|
| Haïti | Rapport de suivi périodique | janv-juin 2019 | 13 Aug 2019 |
| Haïti | Rapport de suivi périodique | janv-mars 2019 | 21 Jun 2019 |
| Haïti: Plan de réponse humanitaire révisé - Rapport de suivi périodique (janv-juin… | 27 Aug 2018 |
| Haïti : Matrice de Suivi du Déplacement (DTM) -… | 08 Aug 2018 |
| Return assistance to hurricane Matthew displaced Households (October… | 16 Jan 2018 |
10 Common Operating Datasets or CCCM-tagged datsets are on the Humanitarian Data Exchange:
- Haiti Displacement - [IDPs] - Site Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration (IOM) - 01/31/2019
- Haiti - Subnational Administrative Boundaries - Centre National de l'Information Géo-Spatiale (CNIGS) - 12/05/2018
