3.2 - Haiti

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

• Poorest country in Western hemisphere
• SAP and IMF stabilisation in 1990s but then 2010 massive EQ and series of natural disasters, cholera outbreak

Question 2

Reasons for lack of success of aid in Haiti?

Answer 2

• Aid for canal but marshes have taken over, ‘ghost ambulances’ - no maintenance, farmers struggling due to lack of water flow, food insecurity rising
• Bad EQ in 2010, not recovered, lack of rebuilding
• Focus on primary sector, limiting FDI
• Aid for things they dont need - <1/5 of rubble removal projects but 4x needed for infrastructure projects