Haiti – Dominican Republic - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

Table 2. Key issues identified in the reportKey Issue Scale Evidence base Trend TrendPredictabilityShort termbinationalinstability riskAgricultureLand degradation Binational Strong Slow Negative High LowTransboundary agriculture Binational Strong Slow Negative Medium MediumLand tenure Haiti biased Strong Stable High HighForestry and protected area managementForest clearance and forest fires Binational Strong Slow Negative Medium MediumUncontrolled transboundary charcoaltradeDominicanlocal toDepartmentalStrong Slow Negative Medium HighCollection of Fuel wood Binational Strong Slow Negative Medium MediumProtected area managementand biodiversityBinational Strong Slow Negative Medium HighReforestation Binational Strong Positive Medium NoneWater resources and floodingTransboundary river floodingBinational local– 2 hotspotsStrong Stable High LowWater scarcity, access and pollution Binational local Moderate Slow Negative Medium LowLake Azuei and Lac Enriquillo flooding Binational local Weak Rapid Negative Low High (instability)Transboundary dams and waterextractionBinational Weak No Evidence No Evidence MediumCoastal and marine resourcesIllegal transboundary– and overfishing Binational Strong Stable High HighMangrove cutting for wood andcreation of salt pansMarine protected areasand biodiversityBinational localhotspotsDR localhotspotsStrong Slow Negative Low LowStrong No Evidence No Evidence MediumTrade in marine species Binational Strong Positive Low LowContamination Binational Weak No Evidence No Evidence LowEnvironmental aspects of trade, employment and industryBi-national markets and theirenvironmental aspectsRural population increase andtransboundary migrationEnvironmental aspects of miningand industrial developmentBinational Strong No Evidence No Evidence HighBinational Strong No Evidence No Evidence HighBinational Moderate No Evidence No Evidence Medium96 Haiti – Dominican Republic: Environmental challenges in the border zone