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Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Guyana
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2020

Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Guyana

This country profile for Guyana provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to date in health sector efforts to realize a climate-resilient health system.
World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Documents and publications
2021

Guyana Resilience Profile

Located on the South American mainland, Guyana experiences flooding, drought, and wildfires but is not highly exposed to hurricanes, volcanoes, or earthquakes. Guyana has yet to put into full force several pieces of resilience-building legislation.
United States Agency for International Development
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Documents and publications
2021

Climate risk profile: Eastern and Southern Caribbean 2021

This profile documents the projected climate impacts in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) region. The high vulnerability to climate impacts in the region often drive direct integration of climate risk management into planning processes.
United States Agency for International Development
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Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against climate-driven disasters

Guyana’s officials moved forward with plans to mitigate future disaster risks by launching a National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA).
Pacific Disaster Center
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Documents and publications
2021

Analysis of DRR inclusion in national climate change commitments

The purpose of this study was to review selected National Adaptation Plans to better understand how disaster risk management is approached in climate change documents, and if systemic risk issues where impacts cascade across sectors are considered.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR Bonn Office
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A national flood forecasting system for Guyana: A step towards greater resilience

The current floods situation in Guyana are representative of a recurring threat to the country’s development.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Documents and publications
2021

Preliminary satellite derived flood assessment as of 19 June 2021 in regions 1, 4, 7, 8 & 9 - Guyana

This document is comprised of the below maps:

  • Increased water level of the Mahaica river and inundated agricultural fields in Cane Grove Savannas area, Region 4 as of 19 June 2021;
  • Increased water level of the Mazaruni river and potentially affected
United Nations Satellite Centre United Nations Institute for Training and Research
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Raising awareness for improved flood early warning in Guyana

On 25 March 2021, UNITAR-UNOSAT hosted an online Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) Awareness Raising Workshop with a focus on flood early warning communication.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
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UNDP strengthens the capacity of Dominica’s female farmers in disaster management

This project targets female farmers to meet their needs in preparation, adaptation and mitigation of disasters as they are usually first respondents during disasters.
United Nations Development Programme
Documents and publications
2021

Gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery in the Caribbean: Desk review

This desk review recognizes the importance of evidence-based approaches to disaster risk management (DRM), and aims at evaluating gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery efforts in the nine CFR Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize

World Bank, the