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    1. Haiti Reconstruction: USAID Infrastructure Projects Have Had Mixed Results and Face Sustainability Challenges

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Gootnick,David (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    Jun 2013
    Published:
    United States Government Accountability Office
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    55 p., Following immediate relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Congress provided 1.14 billion dollars for reconstruction in the Supplemental Appropriations Act. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated about 268 million dollars and other funding to construct a power plant and port to support the Caracol Industrial Park (CIP) in northern Haiti and permanent housing in several locations. This report examines USAID's (1) funding obligations and disbursements and State's reports to Congress on funding and progress; (2) USAID's progress in two CIP-related activities -- a power plant and port; and (3) USAID's progress in constructing permanent housing.

    2. Housing Policy Matters for the Poor: Housing Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2006

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Medellin,Nadine (Author) and Rojas,Eduardo (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    Dec 2011
    Published:
    Inter-American Development Bank
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Inter-American Development Bank
    Notes:
    37 p., Discusses the evolution of housing conditions in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2006 based on data from household surveys done in 18 countries that comprise 95 percent of the urban population of the region. The results indicate that, on average, the proportion of urban households facing housing shortages is declining. This decline holds for households of all income levels, particularly those in the lower quintiles of the income distribution structure. The estimates made in this study indicate that in 2006 lack of infrastructure affected almost 19 million households.

    3. Post-quake Haiti: Security Depends on Resettlement and Development

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    International Crisis Group (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    2011-06-28
    Published:
    International Crisis Group
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    22 p., Discusses how a year and a half after a deadly earthquake devastated its capital, 650,000 victims still wait for permanent housing in more than 1,000 unstable emergency camps across Haiti as a new hurricane season arrives. If reconstruction is to right the many imbalances that have made Haiti poor and prone to disasters, violence and conflict, it is paramount that the Martelly government set out a resettlement policy rapidly that engages the victims and is less about closing the camps, more about building stable, less violent communities and not only in the capital. The pilot plan for closing six camps and resettling their residents his administration has put forward is an important first step that deserves support, but the most vulnerable camps should be added to it quickly.