12888: bleak report available (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Stuart M Leiderman <leidermn@cisunix.unh.edu>

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found at <http://www.wri.org/wdces/ha92_771.html>

Haiti: Rapport national sur l'environnement et le dveloppement [d'Haiti]
       (National report on environment and development [of Haiti])

Source: World Directory of Country Environmental Studies
        (1996 & diskette editions)

Region: North and Central America/Caribbean

Reporting Category: UNCED National Reports

Date, Language:  May 1992, French

Pagination, Collation: 100 p., statistical tables

Institution(s): Republique d'Haiti

Keywords: Haiti, Natural resource management, Environmental management,
          Socioeconomic aspects, Economic development, International
          cooperation, Environmental legislation, Political development,
          Institutional aspects, Technology transfer, Tropical rain
          forests, Biological diversity, Climatology, User fees,
          Pollution, Environmental policy, Soil erosion, Deforestation

Abstract:

Haiti's socioeconomic and environmental outlook are bleak, according to
this report, with agricultural and other economic activities dwindling in
the face of political unrest and environmental degradation. Forest cover
now represents only 3-4 percent of the Haiti's land area, and it is
estimated that 37 million tons of top soil are lost into the seas every
year. In the cities, shantytowns have multiplied and mountains of garbage
remain untreated.  Chapter I describes Haiti's diverse, though limited
natural resource base; fauna and flora, forests, water, energy, mining
resources, and soil are reviewed, as well as the country's built
environment, potential for natural disasters, public institutions,
environmental legislation, and efforts toward international cooperation.
Chapter II cites Haiti's primary objectives: to win the war on poverty,
reform environmental institutions, and make investments in human
resources. Finally, Chapter III presents Haiti's positions and
recommendations on international issues, including Agenda 21, the
Conventions on Rain Forests, Biodiversity, and Climatic Variations, and
programs to assess international polluters' fees and facilitate
technology transfer to developing countries. A brief bibliography is
included.

         Available From:

         UNDP Resident Representative
         Boite Postale 557
         Port-au-Prince
         Haiti

         Phone: +509 23 14 00
         Fax: +509 23 93 40 or +509 23 90 05

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