Development Plan for the North/Northeast Corridor Cap-Ouanaminthe

This territorial development plan for Haiti's North/Northeast corridor from Cap-Haïtien to Ouanaminthe addresses seven major challenges facing the region through 2030. The plan focuses on managing demographic growth, structuring cities, transforming the economy, modernizing agriculture, valorizing heritage, reducing vulnerabilities, and ensuring good governance. The region, inhabited by nearly 650,000 people in 2012, is experiencing significant investment including the Caracol Industrial Park, infrastructure improvements, and tourism development. The document emphasizes the need for planned urban development to avoid slum formation and proposes integrated cities with proper infrastructure. The plan aims to create economic opportunities outside the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, which currently generates over 90% of state revenues and concentrates 80% of the country's economic activity. It includes detailed programming for urban development, economic transformation, spatial organization, and access to basic services including water, sanitation, waste management, energy, communications, education, and health.