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Displaying 30 of about 41 resultsThis report addresses three key areas where positive legislation can make a difference and where National Red Cross Societies and governments are working together to develop and roll out effective disaster laws. It does so mainly through case studies from the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Chile. In light of the massive impact of the 2010 Haiti earthq…
Cette étude porte sur les changements côtiers et les inondations suite au passage d’un ouragan de catégorie 5 (Irma) les 5 et 6 septembre 2017 sur les îles de Saint-Martin et Saint-Barthélemy aux Antilles. Selon l'étude, les systèmes côtiers ont répondu très différemment en fonction du degré d’artificialisation de la côte, révélant des changem…
ODM and UNDP collaborates on project to strengthen early warning system
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The Office of Disaster Management (ODM), as part of the activities geared towards building public education and awareness on natural hazards in Dominica, has created a suite of hazard awareness products which will be provided to the public over the next few mont…
The present diagnostic is to be considered as a continuation of past efforts aimed at strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) capacities in Cabo Verde. Its aim is Improving resilience mechanisms at the national, sub-national and city levels, safeguarding development gains by informing investment decision-making in the field of EP…
The Guidelines on Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration for the Western Indian Ocean region targets communities, civil society, national agencies, and practitioners involved in mangrove conservation activities. The Guidelines provides background information on the mangrove forests and their attributes, as well as the threats they face. Using experiences in man…
Acclimatise was commissioned to implement aspects of readiness support projects in Belize (2018 – 2019), The Bahamas (2018 – 2019) and Guyana (2016 – 2017), and prepare their country strategic frameworks. This support, as seen had three main objectives:
To strengthen the institutional capacities of the NDA to access and deliver Green Climate Fund (GC…
Small island developing states have long managed to respond nimbly in the face of continual change — a challenge that will be magnified by climate change. In this study, the authors present a model that can help inform responses to future climate impacts.
Small island developing states (SIDS), such as Barbados, must continually adapt in the face of unc…
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
This paper uses a situational analysis to seek a correlation between the observed impacts of climate change and disaster events on the development levels of a Sahelian archipelagic country —Cabo Verde —in recent decades (1970 to present). It seeks to demonstrate policymakers and civil society the crucial role of combined disaster risk management (DRM) m…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$20 million Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Credit for Grenada with a Deferred Drawdown Option for Catastrophe Risks (Cat DDO). The Cat DDO provides Grenada with contingent financing in case of natural disasters while supporting the country’s reform program to build multi-sectora…
The chance of a deadly Caribbean hurricane clashing with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic remains slim but many countries are bracing for a two-tier crisis as they grapple with complicated logistics, limited resources and scant supplies.
Training rescuers, increasing medical capacity and sourcing protective equipment are among the major challenges for…
This handbook provides basic information on the main natural hazards that affects Dominica or could affect the island at some point. This include hurricane, flood, landslide, earthquake, tsunami and volcano. It gives a brief description of each hazard, how they affect people and what children and their families can do to keep safe in the event any of th…
In this qualitative research, the author carries out a historical review and compilation of information related to disaster events that occurred between 1900 and 2018 in a Sahelian archipelago country, Cabo Verde. The author analyzes and discusses the information collected on drought emergency events that occurred during the 20th and the beginning of th…
This paper aims to provide policymakers and civil society with an up-to-date outline of crucial developments and factors that links disaster reduction and climate change adaptation mainstreaming into development. The study considers Cabo Verde, with particular emphasis on the 2017-18 drought emergency response. It seeks to discuss the observed impacts…