Friday, October 15, 2021, James CADET the Minister of the Environment through the Solid Waste Management (SCM) project funded by Japan, in the presence of the Chief ai of Cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in Haiti, the Chief of the Resilience Unit of the United Nations Development Program in Haiti (UNDP), executives and employees, presented a check of 3 million gourdes to the Rector of the State University of Haiti (UEH) Fritz Deshommes .

This check will allow researchers and students from the State University of Haiti to conduct studies and research on solid waste management in Haiti to help the Ministry of the Environment to act better on the ground.

In his speech, Minister Cadet insisted on the importance of science in actions aimed at improving the living conditions of populations, affirming that scientific research constitutes an essential tool for political decision-makers.

It was also the opportunity for the Minister of the Environment to announce to the various partners of the Ministry, the forthcoming establishment of the National Documentation Center on the Environment and Biodiversity (CNDEB), in other words a green library which will be a space for dissemination and access to studies carried out on the environment but above all a space for promoting environmental education.

For his part, Rector Deshommes praised the dynamism of Minister Cadet who, through this initiative, highlights scientific research with a view to preserving the environment. He took the opportunity to announce to the Minister that universities of Saint Lucia and Dominica are collaborating with the UEH in order to put in Creole the various basic concepts of the environment.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34904-haiti-environment-waste-collection-donation-of-heavy-equipment-by-japan.html

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