- Description
A look at Haiti six months after the earthquake with Dr. Irwin Redlener of Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness and Deborah Sontag of "The New York Times"
- Keywords:
- earthquake
- USAID
- United States
- Haiti
- politics
- Obama
- disaster
- World
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Amy_B 07/16/2010 01:54 PM Report
I agree with all that was said in this interview. My biggest problem is the Haitian government (FIRST), then the supporting Nations who offered financial assistance/support via the United Nations. If Clinton can't get the Haitian government to have their elections ASAP (about four months ago), why not bring an interim government from the UN that can make the necessary decisions? Then, when Haiti is getting back on their feet, able to start building things back, had the rubel removed, transportation, etc. bring the Haitian government back in....However, there needs to be a serious inquiry to fraud with whoever in the haitian governement ends up overseeing the money, distribution etc. This is also a big concern for me. Give them billions of dollars (which we and others have done in the past), just for the Haitian people to continue living in the squaller they are in now? It is extrememly sad to see, but no other country, not even the U.S. handles money to help any type of recovery effort any better. New Orleans is still a disaster area if you ask me.
robdverity 07/14/2010 09:40 PM Report
Exposing the progress (or lack) can't be doing the charitable orgns any favors. Prob. justifiably. Contributors have to be wandering who's yacht they bought.
Ron_Carswell 07/14/2010 06:01 PM Report
The rubble is not in the way, IT IS THE WAY. Sandbag architecture makes perfect sense in rebuilding Haitian housing. It is fireproof, termiteproof, and earthquake proof, fast, cheap and sustainable, permitted in Riverside County, CA and available thru Cal-Earth.org. REALLY!!!
REMant 07/14/2010 02:20 PM Report
The problem seems to be a lack of leadership and a plan of action, while the NGOs seem content to wait-and-see, and cruise around in air-conditioned vehicles. They have spent little of the money donated, and much of what was pledged by govts has yet to be realized. But I'd have to say there's little out of the ordinary in this. We just don't seem to be able to get anything done these days.