Evaluation of Water Sanitation Health Education Programme: Working with the Knowledge of the Basic Sanitation Services in a Developing Community in Rural Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to measure the knowledge regarding the new sanitation water system being implemented in Dessources, a rural community

Karst aquifers and water resource contamination in Haiti

“…Observed differences are likely due to a combination of orographic effects and a prevailing wind direction from the east. Regional precipitation differences have important implications for selecting Extensive deforestation and soil loss has resulted in decreased infiltration and aquifer recharge (Alscher 2011;Hernandez-Leal et al 2006;Reyes-Ortiz et al 2014). The causes of deforestation are primarily land clearing for agriculture, charcoal production, and urbanization.…”

“…The causes of deforestation are primarily land clearing for agriculture, charcoal production, and urbanization. Decreased natural filtration of surface runoff combined with inadequate sanitation infrastructure, shallow karst aquifers, and dysfunctional macro-and micro-biotic ecosystems, result in widespread contamination of surface-water and groundwater resources with human pathogens (Gerges et al 2016;Koski-Karell et al 2016;Rayner et al 2016;Reyes-Ortiz et al 2014;Wampler and Sisson 2011). Karst solution of limestone, and abundant fracturing due to brittle deformation, exacerbate this problem by providing pathways, open conduits, storage locations, and rapid transport for bacteria-laden water and organic debris.…”