UNDP has assisted Governments, national institutions and affected communities in the essential initial steps of their recovery efforts. Overall recovery needs for Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Sint Maarten and BVI amount to more than $2 billion. Recovery funds being managed by UNDP represent one percent of recovery needs. Significantly more funds are needed to make the necessary strides for resilient
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2018
2019
During the period September 6-19, 2017, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the northern and eastern Caribbean were battered by two powerful Category 5 Hurricanes - Irma and Maria. In Dominica, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Barbuda these hurricanes decimated critical infrastructure, housing and livelihoods. These islands fall under the responsibility of the UNDP Sub-regional Office for Barbados and the OECS. Other islands such as Sint Maarten and Turks and Caicos were also part of the initial response in the Caribbean.
2020
The Caribbean Resilience and Recovery Knowledge Network (CRRKN) was set up in November 2019 to encourage knowledge exchange and learning between researchers, policymakers and practitioners, to generate a research agenda and promote more equitable and sustainable recovery after disasters and a more resilient future for the Caribbean. It will do this through a set of structured activities, including an online webinar series.
2012
The Caribbean region is comprised of a number of small islands and low-lying coastal states, where the major urban areas, the associated infrastructure and key economic sectors are located in areas that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of both natural and anthropogenic hazards.
2018
This Paper provides “A Caribbean Pathway for Building Resilience” in keeping with the decision of Heads of Government at their Twenty-Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting (February, 2018, Haiti) to revisit the Region’s resilience agenda following the unprecedented 2017 hurricane occurrences and impact in the Caribbean region and the recognition of the region’s vulnerability to a variety of hazards.
2021
PRESS RELEASE:
Bridgetown, Barbados June 24, 2021– CDEMA recently met with its Participating States to present and discuss the updated Model National Recovery Framework (MNRF) under the UNDP Enabling Gender Responsive Recovery, Climate and Environment in the Caribbean (EnGenDer Project). The framework focuses on gender responsive recovery before a disaster and was well received by representatives from 15 of CDEMA’s 19 Participating States.