Haiti

A Lifetime Approach To Preventing Violence In Latin America

A prevention program against crime and violence in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, supports sporting activities for the children from this municipality. Photo: Victoria Ojea/World Bank

Jorge Familiar|
Urban Development

100 Days After Matthew, Seven Years After the ‘Quake’: Is Haiti More Resilient?

The world’s third most affected country in terms of climatic events, Haiti seeks to better manage natural hazards to improve resilience Haiti is highly vulnerable to natural hazards. Situated…

Christelle Chapoy, Berdine Edmond|
Agriculture and Food, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Education

The farmers, engineers, and health workers helping rebuild Haiti after Matthew

We visited the most affected region to see how communities are recovering after the storm on October 4th, 2016. Two months after Hurricane Matthew devastated the southern provinces of Haiti,…

Christelle Chapoy, Berdine Edmond|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development

Let’s build the infrastructure that no hurricane can erase

Hurricane Matthew destroyed an estimated 90% of homes in Haiti's Grande Anse department. Stronger public knowledge infrastructure can help better facilitate post-disaster recovery. (Photo: EU…

Luis Triveno, Klaus Deininger|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Gender-based violence and HIV infection: Overlapping epidemics in Brazil

One woman is victimized by violence every 15 seconds in Brazil, with a total of 23% of all Brazilian women experiencing violence in their lifetime. There are many notable consequences affecting…

Kristin Kay Gundersen, Jamila Stockman, Kiyomi Tsuyuki, Daniela Knauth, Regina Barbosa|
Gender, Education, Health, Urban Development
Region
LCN
Income Level
Lower middle income