A Situational Analysis of Metropolitan Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Author(s)
Forsman, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
40pp
Date published
01 Jan 2010
Publisher
UN Habitat
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Urban
Organisations
UN Habitat

UN-Habitat’s situational analysis of metropolitan Port-au-Prince provides a
thorough background to the city’s situation in terms of urban development
and planning, and presents a way forward for future planning of the
metropolitan area.
 

This publication makes a case for a participatory approach engaging all
key stakeholders in urban development. Such an approach is especially
needed in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, where municipalities
are asking for support from central government to develop and implement
local planning and to deliver basic services. Another key area is the need
for institutional capacity building to better enable municipalities and their
partners to deliver basic urban services to the city’s residents.