Studies and pilot initiatives to promote environmental sustainability in Dominican Republic and Haiti

Lead PI: Sabine M. Marx

Unit Affiliation: Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED)

January 2013 - September 2013
Inactive
Central America ; South America ; Dominican Republic ; Haiti
Project Type: Research

DESCRIPTION: As a collaborator in the Project ”Studies and pilot initiatives to promote environmental sustainability in Dominican Republic and Haiti,” CRED is conducting research on environmental risk perceptions and human migration in an effort to improve our understanding of the linkage between environmental conditions, poverty, human health, disaster management, and migration in Haiti.

OUTCOMES: 2013-2014: The outcomes of this project include a better understanding of the factors that determine migration behavior in face of environmental risks in the South of Haiti. Products consists of an analysis of existing household survey data, collection of new data through in-depth interviews, writing of a report including key recommendations for survey design, and training of Haitian students in social science research methods.

SPONSOR:

AVSI Foundation

FUNDED AMOUNT:

$11,905

RESEARCH TEAM:

Melika Edquist, Tatiana Wah, Alex Fischer

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLABORATORS:

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) , The Haiti Research and Policy Program, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development (CGSD)

EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS:

Association of Volunteers for International Service (AVSI)

KEYWORDS

ecosystem services sustainable development disaster management climate and society risk perception natural hazards human migration

THEMES

Restless earth