In the wake of a massive Chilean earthquake, new President Sebastián Piñera took office March 11, reshaping his earlier agenda and promising to make the country’s reconstruction his top priority.
"There is a significant opportunity in the wake of the earthquake to build Haiti into a modern, economically stable, environmentally-sound nation," says COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth.
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on February 27. AS/COA Online shares links to more information and ways to support relief efforts.
"Haiti will quite literally need to be rebuilt from the ground up," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth. The United States, aided by partners in the international community, "should work together under a special new UN mandate to restore the nation and put it on a new path to long-term, sustainable development. This is where the true test of U.S. leadership will come," he added.
A week after a massive earthquake, Haiti continues to reel from the natural disaster. Despite the current catastrophe, international efforts are assessing how the manpower and money pledged can support recovery down the road.
Speakers at this October 29 featured experts from the Mexican government, multilateral organizations, and the private sector. Their discussion focused on project financing, public-private partnerships, and regulatory frameworks to attract private investors.
A policy update in the Fall 2009 issue of Americas Quarterly examines health care systems in Cuba, Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
