Water: Haiti

Question 1

Deforestation

Answer 1

More than 98% of Haiti’s forests are gone, leaving no topsoil to hold rain.

Question 2

Flooding

Answer 2

Flood in 2004 resulted in more than 800 dead following Tropical Storm Jeanne, with 1000 more and presumed dead.

Question 3

Population growth

Answer 3

Haiti has one of the fastest growing population in the world, which has reduced the average holding to little more than an acre.