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Displaying 15 of about 3760 resultsThis report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector, inclusive of the fisheries and forestry subsectors, to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects.These sector and su…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s housing sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Housing was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of Grenada due to its eco…
This work contributes to understanding the macro-critical effects of climate shocks in Uruguay. It assess the macroeconomic impact of the most relevant climate shocks affecting Uruguay´s economy, using the wide availability of country-specific data and background analysis. Using a macrostructural projection model customized to Uruguay (MFMOD UY) and exp…
This research analyzed Twitter communications about wildfires and smoke from 2022 authored by institutional public health and environmental accounts in Washington and Oregon. This study compared Tweeting patterns over time, in connection with potential wildfire smoke exposure, and evaluated communications based on whether they encouraged the adoption of…
This policy note introduces the Frontline Scorecard, a new rapid diagnostic tool that decision makers can use to conduct a high-level assessment of the CDRM capabilities of their health system, and illustrates its application in a case-study country, Belize.Health care systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies, mitigati…
Shooter’s Hill is located in Eastern St. Andrew, approximately 6.4 km east of Kingston. The elevation of the area is approximately 50-60m above mean sea level. It lies within the Hope River Watershed Management Unit (WMU) of the Kingston Hydrologic Basin.The Water Resources Authority (WRA) was asked by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency M…
Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) Policy is designed to ensure that by 2040, there exists ‘A Safe and Resilient Jamaica’. The Policy seeks to ensure that by 2040, Jamaica has strengthened its social and economic resilience, significantly reducing and in some cases eliminating the negative effects of disasters including those induce…
The National Disaster Response Coordination Plan (NDRCP) outlines the coordination mechanism and functions to be undertaken to ensure a coherent response to threats and events from hazards impacting Jamaica. It does not replace the National Disaster Plan or plans and standard operating procedures required for managing responses to particular threats.The…
This publication examines recently collected data from Haiti’s social registry new shock module to measure the scale of the August 2021 earthquake’s impact on households and assess the adequacy of the relief response. In the aftermath of the earthquake, a survey module was promptly developed for the national social registry to evaluate the impacts and c…
This report outlines key lessons from the funding call and indicates possible areas for funders and partners to consider as they conduct their own work at the intersection of climate change and health. We know that health is the human face of climate change. Heatwaves, droughts, floods, and other climate events are putting immense pressure on cities, fo…
This publication details how eight counties in Southeast Texas formed a non-tax authority flood control partnership to provide a forum for communication, create a regional database and improve flood modeling, early warning, and flood mitigation decisions. This partnership is able to successfully deploy and manage an early warning flood system network at…
The Dominican Republic Country Climate and Development Report (CDRR) employs a version of the MANAGE model. This CCDR further extends the model to incorporate the path of emissions from key sectors (transport, energy, AFOLU), and to incorporate DR‑specific climate damage functions to introduce the impact of climate change on the economy. The Dominican R…
The purpose of this paper is to identify the main challenges to poverty reduction in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)region due to climate change, and the potential role of social protection in this context. This paper focuses on the role of non-contributive cash transfers to support poor and vulnerable households exposed to new climate t…
This report presents natural hazard assessment results of the islands in the Bahamas. Regarding the Abaco island, the report recommends conducting periodic surveying and mapping of informal settlement locations to address needs, and update disaster response and recovery plans to ensure adequate planning for evacuation, sheltering and mass care. Also, as…
This paper explores the history and prehistory of tsunamis in the Hawaiian archipelago, while proposing methods to narrow the gaps in our current understanding of their impacts. The Hawaiian Islands have a long history of destructive and deadly tsunamis from both distant and local sources. Gaining a more detailed understanding of the historical record o…