CommunicationPublished on 11 September 2024

Haiti: preventive measures to better adapt to climate change

Bern — In addition to the violence faced by those in the capital Port-au-Prince, almost the entire Haitian population is exposed to natural hazards. Climate change is only making the situation worse. Over the last few years, the SDC has carried out a number of disaster risk reduction projects in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. Communities, town councils, local organisations and national institutions shaped and participated in all the work, which was completed at the end of 2023. This is how it went.