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Displaying 129 of about 129 resultsGeneva, 12 October 2017 - Following the devastation wrought on his Caribbean island home by Hurricane Maria, the Prime Minister of Dominica, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit, is calling on the world not “to turn its back” on the problem of climate change and for greater investment in disaster risk reduction.
In a message for International Day for Disaster Re…
Getting urban planning right is vital to limit damage in future hurricanes, says UN top official.
By Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA - Rebuilding the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Barbuda, ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria, is an opportunity to "build back better" and limit the impact of future disasters, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Jessica Faie…
By Scott Malone
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killed eight people and plunged Puerto Rico into darkness on Thursday as it swept through Caribbean islands while aiming for Florida.
The dead were reported on four islands. Weather forecasters have described Irma as a "potentially catas…
New York – Six months after two of the most powerful hurricanes recorded over the Atlantic wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, women and men in island countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten are working around the clock to build back better, with another hurricane season only four months away. In the immediate hu…
Caribbean leaders warned the region is facing the twin threats of climate change and COVID-19 during the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF's) Regional Dialogue with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec joined Caribbean Heads of State in highlighting regional challenges posed by the combined effects of climate change, accen…
This study provides an updated assessment of the status of MHEWS for all CDEMA Participating States (PS). It highlights existing gaps and capacities in the areas of governance, disaster risk knowledge, forecasting, monitoring and detection, warning and dissemination and response capability. It also looks specifically at early warning capacities for geol…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for urgent global support for small island nations disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, including many now bracing for what is expected to be an intense and destructive Atlantic hurricane season. The announcement came as the 4th International Small Island Developing States (SIDS) c…
This report presents the risk profile for Antigua and Barbuda, exploring hazards, vulnerabilities, exposures and capacities. The review and recommendations will therefore be of particular interest to the stakeholders at the national, subnational, regional and global levels, including state and sectoral entities, private sector organisations, academia, d…
This climate risk profile concerns the countries of the Eastern and Souther Caribbean (ESC). USAID’s development assistance in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region extends to 11 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and…