Haiti - Dominican Republic: Environmental Challenges in the Border Zone - Executive Summary

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialHaiti
dc.coverage.spatialDominican Republic
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-21T14:04:29Z
dc.date.available2017-03-21T14:04:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionThis document summarizes an 18-month assessment of environmental and socio-economic pressures along the Haiti–Dominican Republic border, linking four drivers—chronic poverty and food insecurity, severe degradation of soils, forests, and coastal ecosystems, weak governance (notably in rural Haiti), and sharp cross-border inequalities—to escalating disaster risk, unsustainable livelihoods, and conflict potential. It details acute issues including the transboundary charcoal economy, illegal farming and tree cutting inside protected areas, overfishing amid unclear marine boundaries, and flooding tied to rising Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo, with climate change expected to intensify impacts. The report proposes ten binational measures and four Haitian national actions—spanning reforestation, sustainable agriculture, market reforms, MSME development, pollution control, governance strengthening, energy transition to LPG, and hydrological analysis—costed at USD 136 million over five years.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3340-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17700
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageFrench
dc.languageSpanish
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectHaiti
dc.subjectDominican Republic
dc.subjecttransboundary environmental impact
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjecthunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No Poverty
dc.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.titleHaiti - Dominican Republic: Environmental Challenges in the Border Zone - Executive Summaryen
dc.title.alternativeHaïti - République dominicaine: Défis environnementaux dans la zone frontalière - Résuméfr
dc.title.alternativeHaití – República Dominicana: Desafíos ambientales en la zona fronteriza - Resumen ejecutivoes
dc.typePolicy brief
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