Planning for Haiti's Future

Planning for Haiti's Future

The international community has pledged more than $5 billion to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti. But there are already major disagreements about how that reconstruction should proceed -- and who should be in charge of it. We look...

The international community has pledged more than $5 billion to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti. But there are already major disagreements about how that reconstruction should proceed -- and who should be in charge of it. We look at what's needed to revitalize a nation with virtually no infrastructure, and consider some of the ideas for lifting Haiti out of poverty.

Guests

Yvonne Tsikata

Country Director for the Caribbean, World Bank

Johanna Mendelson-Forman

Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dalebrun Esther

Haiti Country Director, International Action

Deepak Kenkeremath

Chief Engineer for the Haiti Project, International Action

Bill Canny

Director of Emergency Operations and former Country Director for Haiti, Catholic Relief Services

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