13 March 2010, Darbonne - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf speaking to the press during a visit with Haitian Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gué (R) to an irrigation canal. A cash-for-work programme is underway to repair irrigation canals damaged by the earthquake. FAO hopes to transform these short-term emergency interventions into longer-term community-led efforts to improve watershed management and protect the environment.