Causes Of Water Pollution In Haiti

Register to read the introduction… In Haiti, the government has not designed nor designated an entity to create a wastewater or public sewage system in their country. It many areas throughout the country, the citizens are forced to bathe in rivers and streams contaminated with human and animal waste. Additionally, many farmers are forced to collect water from common-source areas, which are shared by all of their neighbors. This limits the water that is available for their crops. Lastly, because of the deforested areas, there is no protection from floods and rains, which causes additional contamination to water …show more content…
Farmers use it for their crops, and families use it for bathing, drinking, and cleaning dishes. Most of the time, they utilize rivers and streams. Instead of looking for new water sources, they are harming their bodies by using common sources. In addition to this, farmer’s water sources are being depleted because it is being used by every farmer within the local region. This causes many farmers to have to walk several miles for other shared water sources. As talked about previously, there is a sever problem with deforestation in Haiti. This major deforestation leads to Haiti’s issue of water pollution. With the fact that there are no trees to absorb much of the rainfall, it falls to the ground. This causes the rich top soil to wash away into the local streams and rivers. This then contaminates the water for the people as well as the marine life that inhabits the water. This is one of the larger reasons their people are becoming sick and their marine resources are becoming …show more content…
This solution could prove to be a little costly, but Haiti could definitely campaign for help from other countries. Back in 2005, the Inter-American Development Bank approved a $5 million loan to improve economic governance. (www.usinfo.state.gov) I believe that if Haiti really puts this money to good use and shows the rest of the world that they can really improve the deforestation that has occurred, more loans and assistance can become available. In regards to water pollution, it is another problem that lies in the hands of the government. Their main goal for improvement should just be the health and mortality reduction of their people. The water pollution has been the main cause of illness and death in their country. Instead of the government providing a solution that the citizens do on their own, they need to take the reigns on this issue