Management Plan for the Grande Rivière du Nord Watershed
Summary: This plan sets out a watershed-management framework for the Grande Rivière du Nord basin under a natural-disaster mitigation program. It synthesizes diagnosis, land-use zoning, program objectives and project interventions for risk management, natural-resource management and local development.
Key Findings
- Frames watershed management as part of Haiti's natural-disaster mitigation agenda.
- Uses diagnosis, land-use zoning and territorial planning to define interventions.
- Includes a risk-management program and other watershed-development programs.
- Focuses on the Grande Rivière du Nord basin in the Nord department.
Full Description
Prepared by OXFAM-CATIE for a Haitian government watershed-planning effort, the document moves from diagnostic synthesis to a territorial approach based on land use and zoning. It defines watershed-management objectives, programs and projects, including risk management, conservation and development interventions for the Grande Rivière du Nord basin.
How to cite
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR); Oxfam; CATIE, 2011, Management Plan for the Grande Rivière du Nord Watershed, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/marndr-2011-plan-amenagement-bassin-grande-riviere-nord