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    1. Haiti Reconstruction: Factors Contributing to Delays in USAID Infrastructure Construction

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Gootnick,David (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    Nov 2011
    Published:
    United States Government Accountability Office
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    58 p., On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in an estimated 230,000 deaths, including more than 16,000 Haitian government personnel, and the destruction of many ministry buildings. Congress appropriated 1.14 billion dollars in supplemental funds for reconstruction, most of which was provided to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State (State). This report addresses infrastructure construction activities, including (1) USAID and State obligations and expenditures; (2) USAID staffing; (3) USAID planning; and (4) potential sustainability challenges USAID faces.

    2. Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery: US Policy Options in the Case of Haiti

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Clemens,Michael (Author) and Velayudhan,Tejaswi (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2011
    Published:
    Center for Global Development
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    4 p., The United States should take modest steps to create a legal channel for limited numbers of people fleeing natural disasters overseas to enter the United States. This would address two related problems: the lack of any systematic US policy to help the growing numbers of people displaced across borders by natural disasters and the inability of US humanitarian relief efforts to reduce systemic poverty or sustainably improve victims' livelihoods. The aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake presents a compelling case study of the administrative and legislative ways the US government could address both problems. Migration is already a proven and powerful force for reducing Haitians' poverty. A few modest changes in the US approach could greatly aid Haiti's recovery.