This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s housing sector to plan, design, implement, monitor,...
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Global Child Nutrition Foundation Global Survey 2021: Grenada
SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S) School year: 2020–2021 Grenada School Feeding Program Lead Agency: Ministry of Education
Grenada: How Disaster Resilient is Grenada’s Public Financial Management?
Effective institutions and systems of public financial management (PFM) play a critical role in the preparation and response to disasters. Strong PFM ties together often scarce available resources...
Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Grenada
Overview This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Grenada provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to date...
ARISE expands in the Caribbean: Grenada's Chamber of Industry and Commerce joins the private sector network
The Island nation of Grenada is now the eighth country in the Caribbean to join ARISE, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient...
Grenada: Country Profile (as of July 2020)
COVID-19 The COVID-19 crisis has further exacerbated an already precarious livelihood and food security situation before its outbreak. According to a WFP led recent survey, 48 per cent of respondents...
Tropical Storms Hanna, Gonzalo Roil Gulf, Caribbean Waters
By Noah Smith Tropical Storm Gonzalo is continuing its path across the Atlantic Ocean, aiming for the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles as soon as Saturday. Gonzalo formed late Tuesday, making it the...
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Lesser Antilles, The Caribbean | Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo – DG ECHO Daily Map | 24/07/2020
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World Bank strengthens Grenada’s COVID-19 response with US$2.5 million
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2020 — Grenada will strengthen its response to the COVID-19 pandemic with US$2.5 million from the World Bank. The funds will be used to increase testing capacity, equip health...
World Bank Approves US$20 million for Grenada to Reduce Disaster Risks and Build Resilience
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2020—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$20 million Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Credit for Grenada with a Deferred Drawdown Option...
Grenada (GRD) Editable Administrative Boundaries Map [PowerPoint] - as of 23 August 2019
PowerPoint map of Grenada with editable vectors to be used as a resource during emergencies. It depicts the capital, main towns, parish boundaries, and main roads.
Advancing disaster risk finance in Grenada
The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Grenada (GoG) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the...
Grenada to Launch USD42m Water Resiliency Project
By Jewel Fraser PORT-OF-SPAIN, Nov 26 2018 (IPS) - Water-scarce Grenadians will soon get some relief through a Green Climate Fund-approved project to be launched next year that will make Grenada’s...
CDEMA Information Note N° 1 - Elevated seismic activity – Kick em’ Jenny as of 11:00am on October 4, 2018
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) has reported High levels of seismicity at the Kick em’ Jenny Volcano. Since the episode began during the afternoon of September 30,...
Grenada Prime Minister: "Preparedness, preparedness, preparedness. Hurricanes provided a wake-up call for us"
Last year’s record number of hurricanes of high intensity and the devastation which unfolded were stark reminders that countries can better prepare for and build resilience to shocks so that they...
Why the Flooding in Grenada is a Clear Reminder of its Vulnerability to Climate Change
By Desmond Brown ST GEORGE’S, Aug 8 2018 (IPS) - Grenada is still tallying the damage after heavy rainfall last week resulted in “wide and extensive” flooding that once again highlights the...
Government Orders Shutdown as Heavy and Prolonged Rainfall Causes Flooding and Landslides
ST. GEORGE'S: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE-AUGUST 1, 2018 - Public officers were dismissed from work early Wednesday, and employers in the private sector were encouraged to do the same as heavy,...
NaDMA Grenada Situation Report #1 - Tropical Wave - August 1st, 2018
Nature of Event Tropical Wave which generated torrential rainfall and resulted in landslides and flooding in several areas. Areas Affected The Parishes of St. David and St. George were severely...
Grenada – Floods (GoG, Media, DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 3 August 2018)
A tropical wave interacted with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on 1 August, bringing heavy rains to Grenada for more than seven hours, causing landslides, flooded homes and flooded and...
International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) in Grenada - A Desk Review on Legal Preparedness for International Disaster Response, March 2018
1.1 Background In a sovereign territory, the right to establish boundaries and barriers that limit, regulate or tax the entry of goods and persons is considered sacrosanct. This right is ordinarily...