All activities in these projects have two fundamental goals: to safeguard institutional capacities, and to preserve human capital. By ensuring that the state and society retain its capacity, it will increase the country’s resilience to shocks and ultimately make development efforts more sustainable. Our projects to strengthen the government’s response to natural disasters are a great example.
World Bank-funded projects have helped millions of Haitians to access shelter during natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods. Government’s coordination and response has also been strengthened, so that local institutions have more time to act and prepare. As a result, a natural disaster causes much less damage to livelihoods than they would have previously.
The World Bank is adopting project design and implementation considerations to circumvent crisis conditions through: (i) scaling up partnerships with UN and other agencies for service delivery in hard-to-reach areas; (ii) prioritizing projects outside of the capital where implementation is possible; and (iii) introducing digital tools and remote monitoring of implementation.
In addition, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) supports the private sector in Haiti.IFC provides advisory services which support the private sector in ensuring climate-resilient development. IFC’s special focus on inclusion, economic growth, productivity, and sustainability support Haiti's private sector in job preservation, creation, and competitiveness.