(2022) Haiti: Humanitarian Response Plan 2022 (FAO Chapter)

Haiti Humanitarian Response Plan 2022 Currently, nearly half of Haiti’s population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity – a figure that has doubled in the last four years – and 43 percent live in rural areas. Supporting agricultural production yields high returns. A USD 200 cropping package can produce 20-times its value in nutritious cereals, pulses and tubers that feed a family for months, generate income and supply local markets. 560 000 people FAO REQUIRES USD 49 million JANUARY–DECEMBER 2022 ©FAO TO ASSIST What humanitarian investment in agriculture can achieve USD 5 Vaccinating and treating one cow protects a vital food asset that would cost up to USD 650 to replace if the animal dies. Keep a productive animal alive and feeding families USD 75 With the inputs provided, each household can produce 11 types of vegetables (cabbage, carrot, eggplant, leek, onion, spinach, tomato, etc.) ready for consumption in 10 to 12 weeks, worth around USD 2 224 on the local market. Enable a family to produce nutrient-rich vegetables year round USD 300 Cash-for-work interventions provide lifesaving monthly cash transfers to a household, while engaging workers in repairing small infrastructure to rehabilitate irrigation systems and improve agricultural production. Support a family during the lean season, while improving food production for the wider community Projected acute food insecurity situation (March–June 2022) North Atlantic Ocea n Nord-Ouest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification 1 – Minimal Nord Nord-Est 2 – Stressed 3 – Crisis 4 – Emergency Artibonite 5 – Famine Centre Urban settlement Grande-Anse Ouest Nippes Sud Not analysed Ouest Ca ribbea n S ea T H E D O M IN ICAN R EP U B L IC At least 25% of households meet over 50% of caloric needs from humanitarian food assistance Sud-Est 0 25 km Source: IPC. 2022. Haiti: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Snapshot, March–June 2022 [online]. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Cited 17 March 2022]. https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Haiti_Acute_Food_Insec_ Update_2022MarJun_Snapshot_English.pdf Map conforms to United Nations Geospatial Haiti map, 2020. Drivers of food insecurity Urgency of humanitarian agricultural assistance Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean and one of the most food insecure in the world. The high levels of acute food insecurity are mainly due to economic decline, political instability, poor production, insecurity and frequent natural disasters. In 2021 alone, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in southern Haiti destroyed homes and displaced thousands of families. Two days after, the island was hit by Tropical Storm Grace, disrupting humanitarian activities and further damaging fields, homes and infrastructure. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Haiti’s economy was contracting. The political situation in the country remains complex and unpredictable, hindering any progress in terms of socio-economic development. In July 2021, the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse plunged Haiti into deeper crisis, leaving a power vacuum and inciting gang violence which has displaced hundreds of families. The use of sustainable agricultural practices in Haiti show an increase in productivity up to five times compared with traditional techniques. Improved means of production have enabled women to invest 30 to 50 percent more in their income-generating activities. Support to fishers’ associations has allowed them to double their catches and obtain an average monthly income of about USD 120 per member. Civil and political unrest Low production Natural disasters COVID-19 Chronic poverty Inflation Key facts Country population: 11.6 million 4.5 million projected to be in high acute food insecurity (March–June 2022) 60% of the population lives in poverty 19 000 internally displaced people (August 2021) USD 23 out of 100 in food security assistance went to support rural livelihoods (2016–2020) Coordination As co-lead of the Food Security Sector in Haiti, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works closely with 57 local and international partners, in collaboration with institutional counterparts, to ensure a needs-based, coordinated and effective response. FAO priorities Number of beneficiaries (people)* Total cost (USD) 10 kg of bean/pea seed; 5 kg of maize/ sorghum seed; 10 of kg rice seed; 10 kg of groundnut seed; 600 sweet potato cuttings; and 300 cassava cuttings 40 350 000 14 000 000 110 g of vegetable seeds (cabbage, carrot, chili pepper, eggplant, green pepper, leek, okra, onion, spinach, tomato, swiss chard) and tools 15 350 000 5 250 000 Vaccination of livestock against anthrax, internal and external parasites, and infectious diseases of bacterial, viral and fungal nature (5 heads of livestock per household) 5 100 000 500 000 Distribution of 5 laying hens or 2 goats (one kit per household) 40 100 000 4 000 000 Restore affected fishers’ livelihoods Fishing kits with materials lost following the hurricanes (one kit per household) 170 25 000 4 250 000 Improve immediate access to food through cash-based transfers Cash for work (USD 300/month/household) to rehabilitate rural infrastructures (irrigation systems, terracing, watershed protection) 126 166 665 21 000 000 Improve staple food and vegetable production (spring and winter 2022 seasons) Protect livestock assets and restore production *Certain people may benefit from multiple types of assistance. Some rights reserved. This work is available under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence Jan Funding required year round REQUIRED CITATION: FAO. 2022. Haiti: Humanitarian Response Plan 2022. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9371en The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the map(s) in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Calendar of funding deadlines and implementation Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Month by which funding is required for the implementation of priorities Aug Sep Oct Nov Planned implementation timeframe for priority activities Contact FAO Representation in Haiti FAO-HT@fao.org | fao.org/haiti Port-au-Prince, Haiti FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience OER-Director@fao.org | fao.org/emergencies Rome, Italy Dec Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ©FAO, 2022 CB9371EN/1/04.22 Cost per beneficiary (USD) Type of assistance provided/ contents of assistance package Priorities