Changes climatic: uthreat ignored by half of young Haitians
And survey of UNICEF dating back to May 2021, reveals a statistic alarming: one in two young Haitians do not know about climate change. In un country as vulnerable as ours this Ignorance can have disastrous consequences. Understanding climate change and its impacts is became crucial to preparing the nation for the environmental challenges that await it.
Haiti is one of the countries most exposed to the effects of climate change. Hurricanes, floods and droughts are frequent, causing considerable human and material losses. Yet, 43% young people do not know how to reduce risks in the face of natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, landslides, etc.,.Et, 66% of adolescents and young people have been victims of natural disasters such as hurricanes, cyclones, floods, drought and landslides in the last five years. 44% of young people are not informed about the effects of climate change and vulnerability linked to cyclones, floods, landslides, etc.
Maybe things will start to change. Indeed, dwithin the framework of the Sustainable Coastal Tourism (TCD) program financed by the Bank Inter-American Development (BID), the Technical Execution Unit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (UTE/MEF) – in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of the Environment-ANAP – supportss natural disaster and climate change prevention activities aimed at children and adolescents in the South, a project proposed by the Haitian firm, Incas Productions,
The latter, through education and awareness videos on the theme of climate change and natural disasters, has already produced several Artificial Intelligence videos on cyclone prevention, earthquakes, drought and soon, a video on floods will be available on the YouTube channel of Incas Productions, its director, journalist Nancy Roc, told us.
In addition to videos, Incas Productions organizes awareness webinars. Last year, the cities of Les Cayes, Jacmel, Gonaïves, Port-au-Prince were able to benefit from these distance training courses. This year, the webinarsires concentratesnt on two coastal cities in the south of Haiti, very vulnerable to climate change: Saint-Louis-du-Sud and Aquin.
« We would also like to thank the Technical Execution Unit of the Ministry of Economy and Financewho succeeded in everythingr strength to broadcast our cyclone prevention video has the National Television of Haiti during the matches of Euro 2024 and the Copa America », added Nancy Roc in an interview with June 7. “This will allow a very large audience to be able to protect themselves while this hurricane season promises to be very active », she added.
For Nancy Roc, “ The ignorance of young Haitians regarding climate change is a serious problem that requires an urgent response. Ultimately, knowledge is the first step to action. By raising awareness of climate change among young Haitians, we can equip them to become agents of change, capable of building a more resilient and sustainable future for their country. “, she concluded.
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