Northern Development Corridor, Haiti Urban Development and Climate Change Study
- The corridor has about 500,000 people in the Nord and Nord-Est departments, and the study area covers 49,391 hectares.
- The Caracol Industrial Park may bring up to 25,000 new jobs.
- Four hazards are assessed: flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes and drought, with climate change projections for the 2040s.
- Population is projected under rapid and slow growth scenarios.
- The northern region would grow by 1.54 times by 2030 on historical growth rates.
- A smart growth scenario sets densification, expansion areas and risk reduction measures for six townships.
The 301-page report, dated November 2014, is the risk and urban growth component of the IDB's Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative in the Northern Development Corridor, which has about 500,000 people in the Nord and Nord-Est departments. The study area covers 49,391 hectares between Cap-Haitien and Fort-Liberte. The Caracol Industrial Park may bring up to 25,000 jobs. The report profiles floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and drought, with climate change projections for the 2040s, and estimates losses. It projects population under rapid and slow growth scenarios and builds a geospatial model of restriction and attraction factors. It then tests the capacity of the townships of Trou-du-Nord, Limonade, Terrier Rouge, Bord de Mer de Limonade, Caracol and Jacquezy, the area around the park and the Three Bays Marine Park, and ends with a smart growth scenario and risk reduction recommendations.
How to cite
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2014, Northern Development Corridor, Haiti Urban Development and Climate Change Study, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/idb-2014-northern-development-corridor