Report

Coastal Partners: Haiti

26 October 2016
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Coastal Partners: applying ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction through a ridge-to-reef approach in Port Salut, Haiti

This interactive case study documents the lessons learned from applying Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR)  through a ridge-to-reef approach in Port Salut, Haiti. The report features human-interest stories, reflections from project partners, as well as short videos which provide the reader with first-hand experience of the context and project activities and impacts. This project was funded by the generous support of the European Commission.

Coastal Partners : Protected area and disaster risk reduction

Watch this short on the Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Haiti.

Fisheries sector in port Salut

This short video explains why it is important to support sustainable and resilient fishing in Port Salut, Haiti.

Haiti ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: Sustainable and resilient fishing

The Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction supported the Fishers’ Association of Port Salut (AMPPOS) and other groups of fishers to implement sustainable and resilient fishing practices.  

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Contact UN Environment's Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch: postconflict[at]unep.org