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Georgetown - Guyana, like Small Island and Developing States (SIDS) face the effects of climate change and has realised the increasing need for an efficient hydro-meteorological operating center and, multi-hazard early warning systems which are important tools in disaster risk reduction man…
According to the Tribune, US Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John Dinkelman urged state leaders to ensure their country is prepared for any disaster before one strikes. "Recent events across the globe and here at home highlight the urgent need to ensure our citizens - American and Bahamian - are prepared to deal with the harsh reality of disaster striking our…
This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information to improve their economies and better manage their resources.
A growing number of businesses a…
A report released yesterday at the UN climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, suggests that should sea-level rise by one metre, the Caribbean would see substantial loss and damage to tourism resorts. This has prompted a demand from the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis) for a giant new insurance scheme, funded by developed countries, which would pay com…
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, September 26, 2019. CCRIF announced today that it has made two payouts to the Government of The Bahamas totalling US$12.8 million (US$12,824,153) following the passage of Hurricane Dorian that caused widespread devastation in the northern part of the country affecting 2 of the 16 main islands that make up this archipe…
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…
GENEVA, 3 September 2019 – The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today expressed her condolences to the Government and people of The Bahamas following the reported loss of life as a result of Hurricane Dorian, an unprecedented storm which continues to batter the Bahamas and threaten the US mainland.…
GENEVA, 8 June 2012 - The magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off the coast of Antigua on 11 May is "a warning that the Caribbean should prepare for a much more severe earthquake to come," says a leading expert.
Seismologist Joan Latchman of the Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad and Tobago said: "Caribbean islands lie in an area of relatively high earthq…
This report is more than just an assessment, it's a sustainable system for understanding, updating, accessing, and applying critical risk information in decision making. This assessment provides the necessary tools, scientific data, and evidence-based practices to effectively reduce disaster risk-informing decision at the national, island, and community…
This contributing paper explains how indirect economic impacts are computed, the necessary input data, and includes example applications for a hypothetical multi-dam breach, a hypothetical earthquake, and a hypothetical hurricane in the Caribbean (a non-US example). When measuring potential damages associated with a particular threat, there are both dir…
Background
Disasters cause loss of productive assets and disruption of markets, affecting availability and access to food and thwarting people’s efforts to build sustainable livelihoods. Living with high levels of risk undermines Caribbean people’s ability to develop their livelihoods greatly. Predominantly, disasters tend to have the most severe conseq…
AEC/2009/DRR.17/INF.011:
This plan aims at guiding the work of the Association of Caribbean States for the next five years, as the body for consultation, cooperation and concerted action for disaster risk reduction in the Greater Caribbean.
It was approved at the 18th meeting of the Special Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction in Santo Domingo, Domini…
The document was produced for the Second World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe Hyogo, Japan, January 18-22, 2005 to articulate Caribbean region’s disaster management priority areas for action within the context of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy and Framework, which has been endorsed by Caribbean governments and the donor com…
This handbook provides disaster managers, local and municipal and community planners, as well as other stakeholders in the tourism sector with a practical guidance on how to better prepare for disasters in coastal destinations. It has the following objectives: (i) increase the operational capacity of local communities in coastal tourism destinations to…
This report reviews the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, which includes natural and environmental disasters as one of its themes and means of implementation. It addresses their increased vulnerability due to climate change, the global financial…