AIDG Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group October 2005

Overview Hurricane Stan AIDG’s Response Long-term Rehabilitation Technologies Xela Teco Our Partners

Hurricane Stan

Source: Tropical Storm Risk

AIDG Response: Short Term

Rationale In the distribution centers we surveyed, food aid was being provided, but cooking fuel or stoves were not. Many people living in rural areas have been relocated to tightly packed encampments with limited access to firewood for cooking.

AIDG Response: Long Term Rehabilitation

Pre-Hurricane Conditions Electricity –50+ % non-electrification rate among rural villages –Households using traditional alternatives for lighting pay about 80 times the price of electricity. Water –50+ % rural households no access to water service; use natural sources –75% of home w/ piped water, buy bottled or treat water –Lack of access to clean water major contributor to <5 mortality

Technologies

Local Partner: CEDEPEM Experimental rural technology development organization Largest development agency in Xela Has done significant greenhouse & water pump projects with EU support. AIDG installed 2 windmills at CEDEPEM demonstration centers in Rancho de Teja and Chichaclan

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