Environmental Conflicts and Climate Breakdown in the Republic of Haiti: An Environmental Case Study

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how climate change has impacted communities in Haiti. The focus was specifically on how repeated hurricanes have impacted Haitian communities. The study employed a qualitative content analysis of 51 news articles written between the years 2012 and 2024. Additionally, the study employed a comparative critical discourse analysis between articles published by Haitian news outlets and those published by western news outlets. The findings revealed that repeated hurricanes have impacted Haiti environmentally and economically in addition to their impact on multiple dimensions of society. Areas of Haitian community that were impacted include government, safety/preparedness, social services/local services, and through loss of life overall. Western news outlets were found to dramatize reports on hurricanes whereas Haitian outlets reported in a straightforward manner and focused more on community safety.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Sosa, Amber O'Dell

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gullion, Jessica S

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Tilton, Abigail
• Bones, Paul
• Fanning, Sara

• Haiti
• Environmental case study
• Content analysis
• Hurricanes
• Critical discourse analysis

Language dc:language.iso

English

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11274/17430

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/17430