Program m e to prevent natural Program m e to prevent natural disasters by environm ental protection disasters by environm ental protection and em ploym ent creation in the and em ploym ent creation in the Gona ï ïves ves Region Region Gona Dem onstrating GREEN JOBS! ! Dem onstrating GREEN JOBS Republic of Haiti Republic of Haiti Ministry of Planning and External Co- -operation operation Ministry of Planning and External Co United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme World Food Programme World Food Programme International Labour Organisation International Labour Organisation
GONAÏ Ï VES City after VES City after GONA “Jeanne hurricane Jeanne hurricane” ” in 2 0 0 4 in 2 0 0 4 “
CONTEXT � Programme Programme CONTEXT � responds to the responds to the requirements: requirements: – quickly quickly – restoring the restoring the catchment catchment slopes of slopes of Gonaï ïves ves Gona – improve the – improve the basis for an basis for an economic economic recovery recovery – limit the effects limit the effects – of high of high demographic demographic pressure on the pressure on the environment environment
Objectives of the project Objectives of the project � Global Global: : Contribute to setting up a Contribute to setting up a � management plan of the “ “ Quinte Quinte River River” ” management plan of the catchment area and its area and its affluents affluents to avoid to avoid catchment future natural disasters similar to the future natural disasters similar to the “ Jeanne hurricane Jeanne hurricane” ” in Gona in Gonaï ïves ves “ � Specific Specific: : Rehabilitate the extremely Rehabilitate the extremely � fragile and weakened environment of fragile and weakened environment of Gonaï ïves by implementing water and soil ves by implementing water and soil Gona conservation schemes using labour- - based based conservation schemes using labour techniques techniques
Strategy and expected results of Strategy and expected results of the project the project � Rapid recovery interventions with long Rapid recovery interventions with long- - � term development approach term development approach � Environmental protection and economic Environmental protection and economic � recovery recovery � Preserve livelihoods of future generations Preserve livelihoods of future generations � � Water and soil conservation for productive Water and soil conservation for productive � land use land use � Employment promotion through local Employment promotion through local � resource based techniques including resource based techniques including labour labour � Demonstration of a Demonstration of a “ “ Green Jobs Green Jobs” ” approach approach �
Project achievements – – Project achievements Social organisation capacity building Social organisation capacity building � Seven professional Seven professional � Six Federations of Six Federations of � � associations have local associations associations have local associations been created and assists in: been created and assists in: trained for the: trained for the: – recruiting workers recruiting workers – – contractors for the contractors for the – – selecting foremen selecting foremen – extraction of stones extraction of stones – monitoring and monitoring and – – contractors for the contractors for the – controlling payment controlling payment construction of construction of of wages of wages weirs weirs – tree nursery tree nursery – gardeners gardeners – agricultural agricultural – producers producers
Project achievements – – Project achievements Capacity building with authorities Capacity building with authorities � Local populations, influential economic operators Local populations, influential economic operators � and local authorities represented by local and local authorities represented by local development committees development committees – informed, sensitized, trained in organisational, informed, sensitized, trained in organisational, – managerial and technical issues managerial and technical issues – increase awareness to modify behaviour for increase awareness to modify behaviour for – environmental issues environmental issues � Regional technical departments (planning, Regional technical departments (planning, � agriculture, environment, etc.) agriculture, environment, etc.) – participating in selection and planning process, participating in selection and planning process, – implementation, follow up, and in defining maintenance implementation, follow up, and in defining maintenance strategies strategies
Main project achievements Main project achievements (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � Construction Construction � of erosion of erosion control control network network � 566 km of 566 km of � contours for contours for slope slope protection protection � 282 ha on 282 ha on � the Bienac the Bienac Mountain, Mountain, Magnan and and Magnan Ennery Ennery basins basins
Main project achievements Main project achievements (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � Gully erosion Gully erosion � control control � Extraction of Extraction of � rocks and rocks and construction construction of check of check weirs weirs � 14.643 m 14.643 m ³ ³ of of � dry masonry dry masonry walls walls
Main project achievements Main project achievements (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � River training River training � � 7.5 km reshaping of the 7.5 km reshaping of the � “ Quinte River Quinte River” ” bed bed “ � Correcting the Correcting the slope slope of of � water courses water courses
Project Achievements Project Achievements (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � Afforestation Afforestation � activities activities � Tree Nursery Tree Nursery �
Project Achievements Project Achievements (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � Rehabilitation Rehabilitation � of five small of five small dams dams reducing reducing water flow to water flow to the “ “ Quinte Quinte the River” ” River
Main project achievements in terms Main project achievements in terms of employment creation of employment creation (from March 2006 to December 2007) (from March 2006 to December 2007) � Creation of 359.265 worker Creation of 359.265 worker � days, equivalent to an average days, equivalent to an average of some 900 people employed of some 900 people employed daily over a 20 months period daily over a 20 months period � Total for wages: US$ 681.743 Total for wages: US$ 681.743 � � Plus payment in kind: Plus payment in kind: � 359.265 WFP food rations 359.265 WFP food rations (equivalent to US$ 679.690) (equivalent to US$ 679.690)
Total budget allocations for Phase I and and Phase II Phase II Total budget allocations for Phase I Project ending ending December December 2008 2008 Project Donor Donor Amount in USD Amount in USD ILO Cash Surplus ILO Cash Surplus 205.000 205.000 UNDP 495.041 UNDP 495.041 WFP 818.042 WFP 818.042 MINUSTHA (QIP) 8.100 MINUSTHA (QIP) 8.100 EU/PRG 23.800 EU/PRG 23.800 USAID/OIM 45.600 USAID/OIM 45.600 USAID/CHF 106.374 USAID/CHF 106.374 BCPR (2007/08) Phase II 2.000.000 BCPR (2007/08) Phase II 2.000.000 Total 3.701.957 Total 3.701.957
Phase I of the project demonstrated that the use of local resource based techniques and community contracting have been very crucial Phase II is now scaling up this approach for similar activities, but large scale application still needed to respond to the huge needs of local populations and their government – let’s work for more investments!!!
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