Haiti

Gilles Gasser

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Abstract: Abstract Between 26 August and 8 September 2008, hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hannah and Ike smashed the Artibonite, south and south-east regions of Haiti, killing nearly 800 people and affecting more than 800,000 others (Caritas Internationalis 2008). The disasters hit during a difficult year for the Caribbean country, marked by rising food prices, deadly riots and political instability. Damaging Haiti’s already impoverished economy, the storms compounded the pre-existing lack of access to food, water and medical care faced by large segments of the population, intensifying this vulnerable nation’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Keywords: Food Insecurity; United Nations; Disaster Preparedness; World Food Programme; Humanitarian Agency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230250420_14

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