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Peter Haas: Haitis technische Katastrophe

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"Haiti war keine Naturkatastrophe", sagt TED Fellow Peter Haas: "Es war eine technische Katastrophe." Birgt der Wiederaufbau des Landes nach dem verheerenden Beben im Januar die Gefahr einer weiteren tickenden Zeitbombe, weil die alten, schlechten Bauweisen angewendet werden? Haas' Gruppe, AIDG, hilft den Bauingenieuren in Haiti dabei, moderne Bauweisen und Ingenieurstechniken zu erlernen, um Stein für Stein ein starkes Land zu errichten.

Inveterate tinkerer Peter Haas is the co-founder of AIDG, the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, which connect people to electricity, sanitation and clean water through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach. Full bio »

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