Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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The disaster risk reduction (DRR) - PFM (public financial management) review focuses on five key elements of the PFM system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: legal and institutional foundations; budget appropriation arrangements; financial management

This report aims to provide an overview of the gender and climate resilience nexus in the Caribbean and provide gender-inclusive recommendations for climate resilience programmes in the region. This report has been developed within the context of the

National disaster management agencies in the Caribbean are overcoming challenges to the implementation of effective emergency preparedness and response systems. The Caribbean region is confronted with an increasing number of devastating storms and extreme

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This plan focused not only on Early Warning-specific messages, but also was created with the understanding that there are basic knowledge gaps around natural hazards and what to do in the event of a hazard.
This article seeks to understand the interactions that contribute to volcanic risk during eruptions. It looks at social outcomes from eruptive activity,framed as impacts on wellbeing and access to livelihood security.

Volcanic ash is an excellent archetype of an ‘extensive hazard’. Ash fall occurs frequently and intermittently during volcanic eruptions, and populations in close proximity to persistently-active volcanoes report ash impacts and distribution that have

The project ‘Strengthening resilience and coping capacities in the Caribbean through integrated early warning systems’ was aimed at reducing the vulnerability of communities facing multiple hazard risks in Caribbean small islands. This goal was achieved

The profile summarizes how climate change will potentially impact six key sectors across the region: coastal resources, human health, water resources, tourism, fisheries, and agriculture.

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