Nevis: 'Failure to adequately mitigate disasters could have severe repercussions' warns official

"Since we do not have any control over when and where natural disasters will strike, our only recourse is preparedness" said Permanent Secretary, Laurie Lawrence, from the Nevis Island Ministry of Finance, at a four-day UNECLAC Damage and Loss Assessment Workshop for Economic Evaluation of Natural Disasters.

According to the Leewards Times, the workshop is the first activity of the OAS/FEMCIDI/NIA Disaster Management and Mitigation Project to be held in Nevis. The workshop was intended to enable the Federal Government and the Nevis Island administration to more accurately assess the impact of natural hazards on the economy and the livelihood of its citizens, whilst providing base-line data and useful information for future events.