Minister of Environment Francisco Domínguez Brito signed collaborative agreements with Haitian environment authorities on 24 October 2017, in Port-au-Prince. Domínguez met in the Haitian capital with Pierre Simon Georges, in charge of environmental affairs in Haiti. As reported in a Ministry of Environment press release, both parties agreed to joint actions for bilateral and cross-border strengthening in environmental matters. The meeting will be followed up by technical missions.
Domínguez highlights in the press release the importance of both countries doing an in-depth study of the water needs of the island, especially focusing on the Macasías and Artibonito rivers that are born in the Dominican Republic but make up the main water supply for Haiti.
During the visit to Haiti, Domínguez also met with Guito Edouard of the Haiti Water and Sanitation Agency (Dinepa) and French ambassador in Haiti, Elisabeth Beton. Domínguez was accompanied by Dominican ambassador in Haiti Alberto Despradel, consul Jesus de la Rosa, environmentalists Nelson Bautista, Amadeo Escarraman, by the president of the Dominican Federation of Municipal Districts (Fedodim), also Tony Henríquez of the National Health Plan (Senasa).
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Ministry of Environment
26 October 2017
