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Displaying 41 of about 41 resultsIn response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria, in 2018, Dominica released a climate resilience policy framework to guide its recovery journey in the form of National Resilience Development Strategy 2030 (NRDS). The NRDS articulates the overall policy framework of the Government and outlines 43 resilience goals aimed at ensuring that development is p…
Los Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana y el Viceprimer Ministro de Belize, ante la expansión del Coronavirus (COVID-19) a nivel global, declarado como pandemia por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), por iniciativa de la Presidencia Pro Tempore de Honduras y la Secretaría Gene…
This study assesses the flood protection benefits of reefs for protecting the most vulnerable people in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Grenada. It aims to support work on nature-based defenses and insurance by testing approaches for assessing connections between the benefits of nature-based defenses and socially vulnerable populations. The study u…
Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas, made landfall on Elbow Cay, east of Grand Abaco, on 1 September 2019. For three days, the category 5 storm battered Abaco and Grand Bahama, causing catastrophic damage and destroying houses that could not withstand such intensities.
This study is based on a qual…
A new learning paper by Acclimatise provides an insight on the lessons learnt from implementing Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness projects in the Caribbean and aims to inform future Readiness efforts in the region or globally.
The Caribbean is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change with many island nations and coastal communities fac…
In 2018–2019, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) carried out risk-sensitive budget reviews (RSBRs) for 16 African countries. This report synthesises trends in DRR investments across the 16 countries and identifies general policy recommendations.Its aim is to improve understanding of public budgeting for DRR as well as the need…
Phase II of the “Building Capacities for Resilient Recovery” aims to better prepare governments to manage future recovery processes in an effective, sustainable and inclusive way. Strengthened capacities of national counterparts and systems to plan and manage recovery processes will enhance the resilience of five target countries - Burkina Faso, Cabo Ve…
With the example of Grenada, Jamaica, Mozambique and Tajikistan, this report of the Climate Investment Funds (CFI) is about how can PPCR support developing countries to upgrade and modernize their weather and climate information services (WCIS).
Find here some of the key lessons of the report:
Technical training and capacity building:…
Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa’s responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding, but more investment is needed in forecasting, panelists said in a recent webinar organized by the African Development Bank.
“We need to explore new and innovative approaches to better forecast and communicate flo…
South West Indian Ocean countries have launched a new five-year project to improve operational forecasting and multi-hazard early warning systems in a region which is exposed to climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather and has suffered an increase in the frequency and intensity of climate-related shocks in recent decades.
The project seeks to…
by Anastasia Moloney
"You have three monsters coming to you at the same time - the pandemic, climate disasters, and an economic recession," warns Commonwealth secretary-general.
Severe thunderstorms in recent weeks over the Bahamas have revived memories of the death and destruction from Hurricane Dorian last year. Islanders are still struggling to rec…