2.3 Reducing vulnerability and strengthening resilience

Through the SDG Acceleration project, UNDP was able to involve the private sector and CSOs in the implementation of the SDGs. Private sector actors are now aware of the SDGs agenda and challenges in the context of Haiti and have made a commitment to participate. For example, UNDP received funding from a company to implement a competition on the SDGs. The project has also established partnerships with youth organizations that have implemented awareness-raising activities in the 10 departments, through colloquiums, conferences and workshops. To promote the SDGs, UNDP worked with different CSOs with a national reach, including youth associations based in Port-au-Prince, and the private sector, notably with the Grand’Anse Chamber of Commerce. This strategy made it possible to reach business leaders on the SDGs at the level of the department of Grand’Anse, as well as a critical mass of young people at the national level. In Grand’Anse and the West, young people consulted affirmed UNDP had involved their organizations in SDG implementation and that they had received training on the subject. A young person acknowledged receiving from UNDP the information necessary to understand the country’s reality and take action against hunger and climate change.

UNDP has developed a new project called ‘Integrated Framework for Financing’, which will be implemented by the MPCE, to help the Haitian Government to mobilize additional financial resources for the implementation of the SDGs. A national consultation is about to be launched in order to define reform priorities and financing options to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.

Although UNDP has an integrator role in the area of the SDGs, this has not been fully promoted by UNDP. The donors and UN agencies consulted promote the SDGs through their programmes. For some, the SDGs are integrated in a cross-cutting manner in their strategies without being clearly mentioned, while for others, the SDGs programmes are planned and monitored regularly. There is therefore a potential and interest to strengthen collaboration with these actors. In general, creating the conditions for the success of the SDGs remains a challenge for Haiti. According to the interviewees, the issue is not yet considered a priority for the Government. It is hoped that the partnership with CSOs and the private sector will improve results. However, without proper prioritization, it will be difficult to achieve concrete results. The engagement of donors and UN agencies that have more resources than UNDP is essential.

Outcome: National, regional, and local institutions and civil society improve the management of urban and rural areas, agriculture and the environment, and mechanisms for preventing and reducing risks in order to improve the resilience of the population to natural disasters and to climate change

Corresponding outputs:

OUTPUT 3.1: National actors have the knowledge, capacities and necessary tools to improve natural resources management and risk reduction management. OUTPUT 3.2: Mechanisms and partnerships are set up to promote sustainable models of production, distribution and consumption. OUTPUT 3.3: The capacities of public administrations to enforce the application of environmental norms and good practices are strengthened.