Antigua and Barbuda

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2023
This note presents examples of result chains for project teams working on disaster risk management (DRM)-related operations to obtain the gender tag, focusing on exposure and vulnerability, preparedness, and coping capacity.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
Hurricane Irma traverses the Eastern Caribbean in this satellite view
This blog addresses how Antigua and Barbuda has been able to access climate finance as a small island developing state. While no longer eligible for ODA, climate finance remains essential to help it address inherent vulnerabilities and challenges.
Commonwealth Secretariat
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2022
'Everyday Stories of Climate Change', is a comic that threads together qualitative research about low-income families' experiences and adaptation to climate change across five countries.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University of Cape Town BRAC University

DRR Community in Antigua and Barbuda

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Governance

Sendai Framework Focal Point

Sendai Focal Point: National Office of Disaster Services

National Platform

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National policies and plans

2015

The National Action Plan: Combatting Desertification, Land Degradation & Drought (DLDD) is a result of collaboration between local agencies and stakeholders to craft a national response by the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda to the UNCCD and

Antigua and Barbuda - government
2001

Prepared under UNDP Project ANT/97/GC2/99, Climate Change Project:

Antigua and Barbuda’s Initial National Communications to the UNFCCC including chapter 4 on Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation. Other chapters include: National Circumstances

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters Antigua and Barbuda - government

Risk and governance profile(s)

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2020
This country profile for Antigua and Barbuda summarizes available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress in health sector efforts towards a climate-resilient health system.
World Health Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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2021
Antigua and Barbuda enjoys a strong tourism sector but it struggles with poverty, economic inequality, and unemployment. The country’s efforts to strengthen disaster management is hampered by its non-integration to national development planning.
United States Agency for International Development