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Disability-inclusive disaster risk management and climate resilience in the Caribbean
Source
World Bank, the
Government of Canada
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the

Publication Year
2021
Number of pages
2 p.
This desk study was undertaken to better understand disability inclusion gaps in DRM and CR in Antigua and Barbuda; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; and Suriname; and to propose a series of recommendations to make disaster preparedness and recovery strategies more inclusive of PWD in Caribbean countries.
Based on the findings the Canadian Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) will:
- Support national governments to address issues around the serious lack of disaggregated disability data that is available and/or accessible to the planning and implementation of preparedness and recovery activities.
- Foster rigorous adherence to accessibility provisions in building codes and land use planning.
- Raise awareness and build capacity for a more meaningful direct engagement of PWD and representatives in DRM “We are the ones wearing the boots—we know where they pinch”.
- Promote a change in societal attitudes towards PWD that are based on acknowledging abilities and building capabilities rather than the predominant existing attitudes of pity and helplessness.
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