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The Rough Road to Services and Livelihood Opportunities in Rural Haiti and the Added Impact of Natural Disasters

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dc.contributor.authorStokenberga, Aiga
dc.contributor.authorEscalante, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Karla Dominguez
dc.contributor.authorEspinet, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorBecoulet, Malaika
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T14:25:04Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T14:25:04Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-29
dc.description.abstractMobility of goods and people in rural Haiti is constrained by the sparce road network and low maintenance of existing infrastructure. These challenges are further exacerbated by frequent natural disasters, including seasonal floods and earthquakes of significant magnitudes. This study conducted household surveys, qualitative interviews with humanitarian and development organizations on the ground, and spatial and statistical analysis to understand the impact of the relative importance of various constraints to accessing schooling, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural Haiti, especially focusing on the most marginalized population groups. The various data collected corroborate the conclusion that transport issues—travel time, flooded roads, and lack of continuously functioning public transport services, among others—are central in the local residents’ ability to access services and livelihood opportunities. At the same time, for many marginalized people, such as women and people living with a disability, other significant barriers are present, in terms of lack of affordability, inappropriate design of school and health care facilities, risk of assault, discrimination, and cultural norms. Living in a community where roads where damaged by the August 2021 earthquake is associated with reduced odds of having accessed needed health care or sold any of the produced agricultural harvest in the following months and with higher odds of children having missed school. Overall, the findings point to the need for a broad set of interventions—combining infrastructure and complementary policies—to allow everyone, including the most marginalized groups, to gain full access to health, education, and livelihood opportunities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099801308232333437/IDU0effbab540895904f670b5a103af084a5569c
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10550
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40286
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10550
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectRURAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectMARGINALIZATION
dc.titleThe Rough Road to Services and Livelihood Opportunities in Rural Haiti and the Added Impact of Natural Disastersen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Rough Road to Services and Livelihood Opportunities in Rural Haiti and the Added Impact of Natural Disasters
okr.date.disclosure2023-08-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-07T08:20:11.072997Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099801308232333437/IDU0effbab540895904f670b5a103af084a5569c
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10550
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34149697
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryHaiti
okr.themeUrban Development,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Rural Development,Public Transport,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Rural Infrastructure and service delivery,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Adaptation,Flood and Drought Risk Management,Disaster Risk Management
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Access to Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Access of Poor to Social Services
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Rural Development
okr.unitTransport-LAC (ILCT1)
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