Saint Kitts and Nevis

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This seismic risk profile of Saint Kitts and Nevis, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

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

The Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy and Plan hereinafter called The Plan, presents proactive approaches for reducing the vulnerability of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis to natural hazards through enhancing the capacity for mitigation and

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.

This document outlines a project led by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to support the OECS to develop, prepare to implement, and finance an Eastern Caribbean Climate Change Implementation Plan. The project considers both mitigation and adaptation

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The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach, covering the period between 2018 and 2030.

This document charts the initial formation of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean in late August 2017 and tracks its development as the storm moved towards the Caribbean in September. 

It presents the exposed values for the affected countries, including

This report reviews the availability of data in Saint Kitts and Nevis to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

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