Watershed Management in the Région des Palmes, Haiti, 2020-2024: Origins and Implementation of the Cooperation Project between Cergy-Pontoise and Haiti
Summary: Illustrated booklet on a watershed project in the Région des Palmes run by the CMRP with the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration (CACP) from 2020 and financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Seine-Normandy Water Agency. It covers four watersheds and five sites in Léogâne, Grand-Goâve and Petit-Goâve, with works on springs and soil protection, drinking water and sanitation, and mountain ecotourism, and it reports delays from Covid-19, insecurity and price inflation.
Key Findings
- The project covers four watersheds and five sites (Lafond, Bourdeau, Vallue, Durissy and Café Lompré) in Léogâne, Grand-Goâve and Petit-Goâve, in three axes: water and soil protection, drinking water and sanitation, and mountain ecotourism.
- Planned for July 2020 to July 2023, the project was delayed by Covid-19 and the political and security situation, and the water and sanitation NGO withdrew, leaving the CMRP to run the works with the communities.
- Axis 2 raised the drinking water and sanitation budget from EUR 631,000 to EUR 886,000 and reports 37 water capture or distribution units, 1 km of pipes serving two localities and a sanitary block on each of the five sites.
- The ecotourism budget fell from EUR 480,000 to EUR 176,000 because the security situation ruled out international tourism, and unused funds went to drinking water access and spring protection.
- The booklet reports 3,891 inhabitants directly concerned by water and sanitation access, 200 inhabitants trained in latrine construction and 12.86 hectares planted and developed around six springs.
- The project follows from the 2016 international urban design workshop on the theme 'La campagne comme la ville est émancipatrice'.
How to cite
Les Ateliers; Communauté d'Agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise (CACP); Communauté des Municipalités de la Région des Palmes (CMRP), Watershed Management in the Région des Palmes, Haiti, 2020-2024: Origins and Implementation of the Cooperation Project between Cergy-Pontoise and Haiti, https://ateliers.org/en/workshops/161/
- Rights holder
- Les Ateliers|Communauté d'Agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise (CACP)|Communauté des Municipalités de la Région des Palmes (CMRP)