Relying on Markets for Shelter Response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: An Analysis of the Iron Sheeting Market in South and Grand'Anse Departments
- Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on October 4, 2016, killing 900 people and leaving 750,000 others in need of urgent assistance.
- More than 50,000 houses in the South and Grand'Anse departments need roofing sheets, between 500,000 and 600,000 sheets.
- The 16,600 to 23,300 most vulnerable households, 8% to 11% of the total population of both departments, need 166,000 to 280,000 sheets.
- Prices of 34-gauge sheets rose by 21%, from an average of HTG 213 to HTG 275.
- The market can technically meet the demand of the most vulnerable, but quality sheets are not available and the target group could not afford them.
William Martin and Edward Walters analyze the market for corrugated galvanized iron sheets in the South and Grand'Anse departments after Hurricane Matthew, using the EMMA methodology. The gap analysis finds more than 50,000 houses needing roofing sheets, with the most vulnerable 16,600 to 23,300 households as the priority target. The market surge has caused bottlenecks at importers and wholesalers, and substandard 34-gauge sheets with no quality control dominate supply.
Prices of 34-gauge sheets rose by 21 percent, from HTG 213 to HTG 275. The report concludes that the market can technically meet the demand of the most vulnerable but that quality sheets are not available and the target group could not afford them.
How to cite
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), 2016, Relying on Markets for Shelter Response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: An Analysis of the Iron Sheeting Market in South and Grand'Anse Departments, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/crs-2016-matthew-iron-sheeting-market-analysis
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