Haiti, one of the worlds poorest countries, is also vulnerable to the harsh realities of the climate crisis. Only a few days after the earthquake, the country experienced heavy rain as tropical Storm Grace approached, causing flooding and significant challenges for the humanitarian response.
Haiti is also still recovering from an earthquake that struck in 2010 in which 250,000 lives were lost and 1.5 million were displaced.
Just like many other countries in the Caribbean and around the world, Haitis crushing debts are hampering its ability to respond to crises. The origins of Haitis build-up of unjust debt are linked to colonialism.
After the successful slave rebellion of 1804 that secured the country independence from French rule, the …
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