Small Island Developing States

Disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness and long-term recovery in the context of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Τhis theme covers the unique and particular vulnerabilities of SIDS as well as SIDS’ exposure to climate hazards and sea-level rise.

Latest Small Island Developing States additions in the Knowledge Base

In the year after the carnage, significant progress has been made in feeding and housing survivors and clearing debris from fish ponds and fields to allow farmers to resume work. Much remains to be done as emphasis shifts from relief to reconstruction and

The study examines the short - and long-term economic, and financial impacts of natural disasters. It relies in part, on in-depth case studies of overall sensitivity to natural hazards in the small island economy of Dominica; public finance consequences

The additional US$3 million to further reduce St. Lucia’s vulnerability to adverse natural disasters by supporting disaster preparedness and mitigation planning.
World Bank, the

Disaster Risk Management Working Paper Series, no. 5.

This paper examines the ways in which natural resources management and environmental degradation affect natural hazard risk, and makes a preliminary assessment of the importance of such linkages and

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat has produced this book to highlight the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change.
It outlines the impact of climate change in four

Cuba: Lessons in risk reduction
Cuba sits squarely in the path of hurricanes blowing up from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Cuban National Information Agency, Cuba faced 48 hydro-meteorological disasters between 1985 and 2000. A

A community focused early warning sytems is the urgent need of the hour to empower, to mitigate, to be aware and prepared for the onslaught of natural hazards and its impacts. However, we are also exposed to its limitations, scope and reach. Efforts are

The general objective of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre is to reduce the vulnerability of people to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. To achieve this, the Climate Centre has developed a comprehensive approach. It

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