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// Barbados // Belize
// Bolivia // Brasil
// Chile // Colombia
// Costa Rica // Cuba
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Dominican Republic // Ecuador
// El Salvador // Grenada
// Guatemala // Guyana
// Haiti //
Honduras // Jamaica
// Mexico // Montserrat
// Nicaragua // Panama
// Paraguay //
Peru // Trinidad & Tobago //
Uruguay // Venezuela
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In
the Caribbean, tropical storms, hurricanes, tidal waves, rainstorms,
droughts, earthquakes, and volcanos have resulted in disasters
and have been particularly intense since the late 1970s. Disasters
have significantly affected the productive sectors such as agriculture
and tourism, and have significantly impacted communities, particularly
the poor. In addition, the increase in passenger and cargo traffic
in the region increases vulnerability to further disasters such
as chemical and oil spills and marine and aeronautical accidents.
During the past three decades, economic development has decreased
as the region has suffered billions of dollars of devastation.
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For
example, between 1970 and 1999, economic losses suffered by Montserrat,
St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and Dominica measured as a percentage
of their GDP were 899 percent, 272 percent, 116 percent and 55
percent respectively. Even more devastating is the human suffering
and dislocation, which extend long beyond the initial disaster.
When faced with disasters, Caribbean nations have been unable
to find sufficient financial and human resources to rehabilitate
social and economic infrastructure. Often, the small economic
gains made through years of economic change can be wiped out by
one disaster. Therefore, the need to retain resources for development
rather than for reconstruction has been emphasised. Within the
context of this scenario, regional activities have traditionally
focused on disaster response with inadequate attention paid to
prevention and mitigation. The challenge was to bring regional
stakeholders to take a more holistic and integrated approach to
Disaster Management. The Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM)
is the integrated management of all natural resources and human
induced hazards, involving management, through all phases of the
Disaster Management Cycle (prevention, mitigation, preparation,
response, recovery, and restoration). CDM engages the public and
private sectors, civil society, urban and rural communities, and
the general population in hazard prone areas. CDM is therefore
multi-hazard and multi-sectoral in its application and is concerned
primarily with integrating vulnerability assessment and risk reduction
into development planning and management.
On the ground in almost every developing country, wherever the
next crisis occurs, UNDP is likely to be there to help bridge
the gap between emergency relief and long-term development.
UNDP Barbados
and OECS supports
an Environmental
(GEF) and Disaster Management Assistance Portfolio. The Disaster
Management Assistance Portfolio is categorized within the Crisis
Prevention and Recovery Practice Area.
More
information |
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| More
information |
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UNDP
Barbados Country Office
• UNDP
Barbados Crisis Prevention and Recovery
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| Related
projects |
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Caribbean
Region:
Comprehensive Apporaches to Disaster Management
• Caribbean
Region: Regional Caribbean Risk management and Adaptation
Network
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Grenada Hurricane Ivan Flash Appeal Oct 2004
- Mar 2005
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Comprehensive
Approach for Disaster Management in the Caribbean, 2000 -
PDF - 134KB - 7 pages
• Emergency
Support, 1999 - PDF - 134KB - 7 pages
• Hurricane
Georges, 1998
• Assistance:
Hurricane Georges, 1998
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| Additional
links |
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Central Emergency
Relief Organization
• The Caribbean
Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)
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| News
related |
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November 2004 -
Earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter Scale shakes Dominica
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October 2004 - UNDP in the Caribbean: Choosing the Right Path
Towards Sustainable Recovery
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October 2004 - Reducing Disaster Risk in Caribbean Small Island
Developing States (SIDS)
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September 2004 - UNDP in the Caribbean: Assisting in the emergency
and Assesing Perspectives for Recovery
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August 2004 - MoU signed by UNDP Barbados and the University of
the West Indies (UWI) to support a new Master of Science in Natural
Resources and Environmental Management
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