Haiti
Haiti is a country of approximately 11 million people that is susceptible to natural disaster (flooding, drought, hurricane, earthquakes) as well as political and economic instability. Shaped like a horse shoe, Haiti has two main peninsulas, one in the north and another in the south. Between the peninsulas is the island of Gonaive. Two-thirds of the country is mountainous. The official languages are Creole and French, with some also speaking English and Spanish.
On 12 January 2010, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake near the capital, Port au Prince. Shortly after the 2010 earthquake a cholera outbreak impacted Haiti. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy resulted in significant flooding in Haiti, and shortly after a period of El Niño drought.
In response to Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, World Food Programme (WFP) as lead of the ETC, convened the Haiti ICT Working Group, collaborating with government, private sector and humanitarian partners on the ground to ensure a coordinated response. The coordination by WFP was led out of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti is as a priority country for ETC preparedness under the ETC2020 strategy. As part of the ETC preparedness activities, WFP as lead of the ETC, partnered with GSMA on a mission to Haiti (Port au Prince) in November 2017. The ETC met with key stakeholders including the Direction of Civil Protection (DPC), telecommunications regulator (CONATEL), Digicel, AGERCA and a number of humanitarian agencies. This follows an initial ETC preparedness mission to Haiti led by the US Department of State and World Vision International in 2016.
ICT Profile
Ministere des Travaux Publics, Transports et Communications (MTPTC)
10,981,229
Source: World Bank 2017
Haiti is extremely vulnerable to natural hazards, with more than 90 percent of the population at risk. The southern peninsula is still rebuilding after Hurricane Mathew, a natural disaster that caused damages equivalent to 32 percent of GDP.
Nevertheless, the country has taken significant steps to prepare for these inevitable natural disasters. While Hurricanes Irma and Maria skirted the island of Hispaniola, initial assessments show that the Haitian authorities were better prepared and had incorporated lessons learned from the experience with Hurricane Matthew.
Source: World Bank
6.5 (very high)
Source: INFORM Risk 2019
509
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Voltage: 110V, Frequency: 60Hz, Plug type: A, B
Yes - active
Voltage: 110V, Frequency: 60Hz, Plug type: A, B
Yes - active
World Food Programme
No
0
Source: ITU ICTeye 2017
57.4
Source: ITU ICTeye 2017
0
Source: ITU ICTeye 2017
28.2
Source: ITU ICTeye 2017
33.9 (Low-Med)
Source: GSMA Intelligence 2017
61.82
Source: GSMA Intelligence 2017
The contacts across sectors are provided as follows.
This describes some of the regulations and rules related to the use of emergency telecommunications equipment in Haiti.
The Tampere Convention guides the use of emergency telecommmunications in disaster response. Haiti signatory in 11 February 1999.
No current drone-related laws in Haiti.
It is recommended to contact Haiti’s Office of Civil Aviation (OFNAC) for related matters.
