Hurricane Matthew: Friends of the Earth Haiti sends this message to governments at the UN Climate Talks

A statement from Aldrin Calixte, Executive Secretary of Haiti Survie (Friends of the Earth Haiti), addressed to global leaders during COP22, calling for a compensation fund for vulnerable economies and increased support for the Green Climate Fund following the impacts of Hurricane Matthew and other climate shocks in Haiti.

• Haiti has experienced severe climate shocks, including Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 and floods in the north of the country, specifically in Cap-Haitien, shortly before COP22. These events caused significant social, economic, and environmental damage to communities already recovering from the January 2010 earthquake.
• Over a 12-year period, Haiti suffered economic losses exceeding US$10 billion in the infrastructure and agricultural sectors. This financial burden forces the redirection of development investment funds toward emergency disaster management, hindering the country's ability to achieve development despite its minimal contribution to global climate change.
• The author calls for the establishment of a compensation fund, funded by the countries with the greatest responsibility, to assist fragile and vulnerable economies in recovering from climate-related disasters.
• The statement urges developed countries to support the Green Climate Fund on a voluntary or responsibility-based basis (rather than a humanitarian one) to implement sustainable initiatives that reduce emissions and help countries meet their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) targets.

APA

Calixte, A. (2016). Hurricane Matthew: Friends of the Earth Haiti sends this message to governments at the UN Climate Talks. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/hurricane-matthew-friends-of-the-earth-haiti-sends-this-message-to-governments-at-the-un-climate-talks/

Chicago

Calixte, Aldrin. Hurricane Matthew: Friends of the Earth Haiti sends this message to governments at the UN Climate Talks. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/hurricane-matthew-friends-of-the-earth-haiti-sends-this-message-to-governments-at-the-un-climate-talks/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{calixte2016hurricane, author = {Calixte, Aldrin}, title = {{Hurricane Matthew: Friends of the Earth Haiti sends this message to governments at the UN Climate Talks}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/hurricane-matthew-friends-of-the-earth-haiti-sends-this-message-to-governments-at-the-un-climate-talks/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }