[net-gold] COUNTRIES: HAITI : DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES: THE AMERICAS | Partnering for Haiti Relief and Recovery
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COUNTRIES: HAITI :
DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES:
THE AMERICAS | Partnering for Haiti Relief and Recovery
THE AMERICAS | Partnering for Haiti Relief and Recovery
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A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/yc7873r>
World Health Organization Map
Plots the location of medical facilities across Haiti.
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullmaps_am.nsf/luFullMap/
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Text-Message Service Launched for Haiti Earthquake Help
A free SMS information service enables people in Haiti to text their
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http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/
2010/January/20100120094301eaifas0.3620417.html>
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18 February 2010
Rebuilding Haiti May Cost $14 Billion, Study Shows
Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
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Washington A preliminary study by Inter-American Development Bank
economists indicates that it could cost as much as $14 billion to rebuild
Haitis homes, schools, roads and other structures damaged by a devastating
earthquake in January.
The earthquake, which hit about 15 kilometers (10 miles) southwest of the
capital city, Port-au-Prince, was followed by several strong aftershocks
and has caused significant loss of human life, hundreds of thousands of
people displaced and severe damages to the economic infrastructure of the
country, the team of economists said in the report released February 16 in
Washington.
The study confirms that the Haitian earthquake is likely to be the most
destructive natural disaster in modern times, when viewed in relation to
the size of Haitis population and its economy, the development bank said.
The preliminary report is based on complex comparisons with nearly 2,000
other natural disasters around the world between 1970 and 2008; it
factored in the number of dead and missing in Haiti believed to be
between 200,000 and 250,000 people. A more detailed accounting of the cost
of reconstruction which is being conducted by the development bank, the
World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme will be completed
in several months, the IADB said.
The Haitian government estimates the number of dead at 230,000 people,
according to the development bank. The number of people displaced in the
Port-au-Prince area is estimated at 700,000, the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) says.
The development bank study by economists Eduardo Cavallo, Andrew Powell
and Oscar Becerra estimated that reconstruction costs could be as low as
$8.1 billion or as high as $13.9 billion. These estimates are useful to
put this event into perspective and to inform the international community
of the enormity of the challenge that lies ahead in the task of
reconstructing Haiti, the authors wrote.
This sum will be beyond the scope of one agency or one bilateral donor,
and so donor coordination will be key in any reconstruction effort, they
added. The implications of such an estimate are significant. Raising such
a figure will require many donors, bilateral, multilateral and private.
The number of deaths is staggering for a country with a population of
about 9 million, the authors said. But compounding the loss of life is
that the magnitude 7.0 earthquake was centered in the Caribbean nations
capital city Haitis center of commerce, government and communications.
U.S. COMMITMENT
The United States, which began offering humanitarian assistance almost
immediately, has already committed almost $600 million to Haitian relief
and reconstruction efforts, according to USAID and Defense Department
reports. President Obama is expected to request special funding for
reconstruction of at least $1 billion from Congress soon, according to
news accounts.
A worldwide donors conference is being planned for late March or early
April, and most expectations are that the commitment will be for at least
a decade.
In announcing an initial $100 million commitment to Haitis relief effort
January 14, Obama pledged to the Haitian people that you will not be
forsaken. You will not be forgotten.
In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the United States rushed in a
total of 13,000 U.S. military personnel to distribute food, provide
shelter, help run the airport, provide medical assistance and support the
Haitian governments rescue efforts, according to Army Lieutenant General
Ken Keen, the deputy commander of the U.S. Southern Command and the
commander of the joint task force in Haiti. Keen was in Port-au-Prince at
the time of the earthquake and was placed in charge of the U.S. relief
effort by the president.
At a February 17 Pentagon briefing, Keen said that as the civilian
assistance increases, we see the need for our military assistance
dwindling. However, at the present time, theres still great need across
the board, and we still remain decisively engaged, providing critical
assistance to the government of Haiti and all the organizations.
On February 16, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced a plan to
encourage U.S. clothing manufacturers and retailers to help rebuild Haiti
by importing 1 percent of their apparel production from the
earthquake-ravaged country. Haitis clothing sector accounted for about 75
percent of the countrys exports and employed more than 25,000 Haitians
before the earthquake.
U.S. trade officials hope a vigorous response to the Plus 1 Percent
program would encourage investors to get Haitian clothing factories back
into operation as quickly as possible. The United States and Haitian
governments are working with U.S. and Haitian companies to remove
roadblocks to Haitian apparel exports, Kirks office said.
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