The Haiti Timber Re-Introduction Program (HTRIP) at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) has planted more than four million trees in Haiti's Artibonite Department over the past 15 years. 25 rural communities and thousands of community members have produced seedlings, planted trees, and harvested fruit and timber to support this effort. The HTRIP team nurtures starter seedlings at the HAS campus. This important agroforestry project improves community resilience to climate change risks, including flooding, erosion, and drought. It also supports sustainable agroforestry practices to generate income for local farmers and combat deforestation. HAS receives support from USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program.
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Roughly 50 percent of Haiti's population does not have access to clean water. Rural communities like Deschapelles are much less likely to have access to clean water than urban communities and are at the highest risk for deadly waterborne illnesses like diarrheal disease and cholera. Hôpital Albert Schweitzer's (HAS) advanced water system provides clean water daily to the hospital, its supporting buildings, and 30,000 people in the local community. Continuous operation and maintenance of these water resources contributes to mitigation of climate risks, including increased frequency of drought and reduced water quality.
Solar power currently covers 35 percent of the daily energy requirements for Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) to operate its campus in rural Haiti, reducing the hospital's carbon dioxide output by 200 tons per year. HAS received support from USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program and the American people to move towards a long-term goal of expanding its microgrid to operate on 100 percent renewable energy from photovoltaic solar and energy storage. The project will nearly double HAS’ solar output, allowing almost 70 percent of its daily power needs to be met with environmentally friendly renewable energy and further reducing its CO2 output. Haiti faces climate risks from the increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes. By upgrading its solar capacity and decreasing its reliance on diesel fuel, HAS will increase its capacity to treat critically injured people and provide emergency health care in the aftermath of climate-related disasters.
A village of small, colorful houses sits precariously on a tropical mountainside in Haiti.