Comments on: Partnership in Action: Lessons Learned Following Haiti Floods

By: Rivers reach flood levels in Port-à-Piment » Konbit for Port-à-Piment

Rivers reach flood levels in Port-à-Piment » Konbit for Port-à-Piment — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:27:38 +0000

[...] a total of 14 inches of water in the town of Port-à-Piment over the span of three days. The three days of sustained rain in October 2011 caused massive flooding and resulted in an increase in obsered cholera cases and isolation of [...]

By: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Contributes to the Port-à-Piment Millennium Village – Donor & Partner News - State of the Planet

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:05:28 +0000

[...] Finally, the installation of rain gauges and tools to monitor rainfall and climate patterns will allow Earth Institute researchers to develop a community-based approach to manage Haiti’s watersheds within the reality of extreme environmental degradation and the serious impact of continual hurricanes and floods. This includes establishing a monitoring network for baseline data on the quantity and quality of surface water within the project area, crucial particularly with regard to the ongoing cholera epidemic that has affected the entire country. The particular stations installed and the data collected will help inform the creation of an early warning system for floods, so that communities will not be caught unprepared for these natural disasters, as was the case during the most recent serious floods in October 2011. [...]

By: Partnership Framework Supports Haiti Flood Relief – State of the Planet

Partnership Framework Supports Haiti Flood Relief – State of the Planet — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:46:54 +0000

[...] This is Part I of a two-part blog: find Part II here. [...]