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Hurricane Ivan was a "classical" long lived Cape Verde hurricane. It has been categorized as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in recorded history. On September 2 Ivan developed into a tropical depression, it became a tropical storm on the following day and reached hurricane status on 5 September. On September 7 and 8 it damaged 90 percent of the homes in Grenada and killed 16 people. By Thursday morning on September 9, Ivan's sustained winds reached 160 mph making it a rare category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Severe disruption of the health sector also occurred, including the almost complete destruction of Princess Alice, the island's second largest hospital. An estimated 80 percent of the power

This was revealed by Chairman of the National Agricultural Disaster Risk Management Committee, Al Powell, at a JIS Think Tank Tuesday (September 1).

Mr. Powell pointed out that, in the past the focus was on recovery, following a disaster, however, he said that disaster management does not just entail recovery.

He said that the committee was formed

Addressing a Headquarters press conference on climate change, Dessima M. Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada and Chairperson of AOSIS, welcomed the statements by the major economies,

Major emitters are pushing for greenhouse gas emissions cuts that are too low to prevent devastating sea rises, representatives said at the World Ocean Conference in Indonesia's Manado city.

"Dealing with environmental refugees will have a much more serious impact on the global economy and global security

The agreement, which is for the repair and reconstruction of houses, is for 3.3 million Euros (CI$4.3 million). This signing marks the success of the Cayman Islands' request for financial

"Early warning systems allow populations to evacuate ahead of time and take shelter in emergency and safer buildings," UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Director Salvano Briceño stressed in a statement.

"They give Governments enough time to protect critical infrastructures such as power plants and water tanks which

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

A grant of USD5 million was approved to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility established to allow Caribbean governments to economically purchase insurance coverage against hurricanes and earthquakes. The scheme is designed to ensure immediate payout on claims thereby relieving fiscal difficulties normally experienced in the immediate aftermath of the events.

Republic of Haiti - Education for All Project

In Haiti, the newest member of CDB, approximately