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Displaying 75 of about 134 resultsThe objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Grenada (GoG) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Grenada. This report is envisioned to be used as a planning…
The Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean (CRAIC II) project aims to refine, revive and upscale the Livelihood protection policy (LPP) - (launched in phase I) by making it affordable, valuable and reachable in the Caribbean region. The project also aims to help target countries increase social resilience and incentivize adaptation meas…
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Islands in the sub-region have recognised the need for, and continue to support efforts to enhance regional and national capacities for disaster risk reduction and effective recovery, particularly within the context of climate change. This project seeks to address the risk and exposure of the small island OCTs by developing the capacity, kno…
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Islands in the sub-region have recognized the need for, and continue to support efforts to enhance regional and national capacities for disaster risk reduction and effective recovery, particularly within the context of climate change. This project seeks to address the risk and exposure of the small island OCTs by developing the capacity, kno…
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UNEP FI, UNEP, UNDP, FAO, UNFPA, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and in collaboration with the Governments of Barbados, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will deliver a series of online training workshops on “Climate Change and TCFD: risks…
This note explains how the Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) Program has been key to ensuring the resilience of infrastructure investments in Grenada.Grenada, like its neighbors in the Caribbean, faces escalating threats from climate change, such as more frequent hurricanes, rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and drought. The risk is compounde…
This seismic risk profile of Grenada, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.The profile presents the following relevant information:Social indicators, which provide context to the region in question;Risk indic…
The last two decades have seen intense global actions towards increasing the profile of disaster risk reductions in development planning and practice. Following the actions initiated by the United Nations in its International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000), two world conferences have taken place; in Yokohama (1994) and in Kobe (2005),…
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…
Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries* are preparing to participate on 23 March in the first full-scale simulated tsunami alert exercise in the Caribbean. The goal is to test the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, which was established in 2005 by the countries of the regio…
This report describes water resource management in the Caribbean. It looks at ways of ways of dealing with the impacts of climate variability in the region. Establishing monitoring and early warning systems for extreme events like floods and drought in vulnerable communities to monitor trends, the authors suggest, enables governments and communities t…
The Canadian High Commission is pleased to launch a first call for proposals to the Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management (CCDRM) Fund.
The CCDRM Fund seeks to support, on a locally responsive basis, small projects that tangibly and practically reduce risk in vulnerable communities. Community groups, non-governmental organizations, and government…
According to the Barbabos Advocate, the change in the name and scope of the regional disaster management agency, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) is scheduled to take place on 1 September 2009, to become the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).
"This new name reflects the recognition of the connection between…
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership to facilitate capacity building and to develop strategies for mitigating the physical and socio-economic impacts of 'natural' disasters,…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January and urged them to continue their engagement there, saying the country will need consistent assistance from the international community to recover.
“Your engagement is central to ensuring sus…