Haiti

What's New?

>> See technical information and post-Haiti Earthquake reports. More>>

>> Presentation by Dr. Eric Calais took place February 26, in Port-au-Prince (in French). Presentation provides technical information and hopes to inform the rebuilding effort. (click here)

>> According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), "The Government announced a day of mourning for 12 February to mark the one-month anniversary of the earthquake. No large gatherings will be held as there is no space available. A small official ceremony will be presided over by the President of Haiti and will be transmitted live through loudspeakers in affected neighborhoods. All national staff working for international aid organizations have been given the day off. No UNHAS helicopter cargo flights will take place and truck movements as well as warehouse operations will be shut down across the country on the 12th of February, according to the Logistics Cluster. Port-au-Prince airport operations will not be affected as they are still managed by the US military."

>> USAID/OFDA has made available the Haiti Preparedness and Mitigation Fact Sheet #1. In addition, they are publishing factsheets regularly that provide updates on the progress of the Haiti Earthquake response effort. More>>

>> USAID's platform for Haiti was set up to manage and channel donations, volunteers, and expertise. Companies and individuals wishing to offer donations or services (click here).

>> HandsOn Disaster Response launches volunteer effort in Leogane, Haiti. More>>

>> Chevron Makes $450,000 Donation to Haiti Relief: PADF-OAS-HUFH relief efforts get a major financial boost. Read Press Release>>

>> AmCham DR sets up a donation center for Haiti (click here).

>> FIND YOUR LOVED ONES - According to a press release sent out 1/14/2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has set up a special website to help thousands of people within Haiti and abroad restore contact with their loved ones. The address is www.icrc.org/familylinks.

>> GFDRR and the World Bank help Haiti decrease vulnerability of the country's school system through grants and technical assistance. Read article>>

>> When disasters strike, drinking water becomes a precious commodity. In Haiti, businesses are working together to speed up recovery. Read about AGERCA and BRANA: a partnership that reaches out to communities affected by disasters, in the September issue of the DMA Newsletter.

>> The AGERCA team continues to be characteristically dynamic attending the PACT/USAID conference with the Prime Minister on June 6th, promoting disaster preparedness at the Books en Folie book fair on June 17, and inaugurating the 14 rehabilitated schools, which had been damaged by the 2008 hurricanes. PADF Haiti completed the repairs with funds raised during the week long post hurricane telemarathon.

Graph: Ali, S.T., A.M. Freed, E. Calais, D. Manaker, and W.R. McCann, Evolution of stress in Northeastern Caribbean over the past 250~years from coseismic, postseismic, and interseismic stress changes, Geophys. J. Int., in press, 2008.

Important Documents

>> Agreement between PADF and AmCham Haiti (click here)

>> AGERCA 2009 Action Plan (English)/Plan d' Action 2009 (Francais)

>> AGERCA Disaster Risk Committee (click here)

>> Reducing Risk in Haiti (English & French) (click here)

>> Telecommunications & Business Continuity Seminar (click here)

>> Summary of AGERCA's Activities (click here)

>> Telethon for Hurricane Relief (click here)