1 INTRODUCTION This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on the central region of The Bahamas (The Bahamas – Central), which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) from...
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The Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian - Final Report (MDRBS003)
Republished on 1 November 2023 with a revised final financial report. GLIDE n° TC-2019-000099-BHS A. Situation Analysis Description of the disaster Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas on 1 September...
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The Bahamas: UN expert calls for long-term financial planning to address climate change
NASSAU (31 August 2023)– A UN expert today called on the international community to step up support for the Bahamas and small island States at high risk of natural disasters due to climate change. ...
We can replace things, but we can’t replace people: protecting lives through inclusive early warning systems in the Bahamas
On World Humanitarian Day, learn how UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica is supporting The Bahamas in making Early Warning Systems accessible and inclusive of the needs, perspectives and priorities...
Global Child Nutrition Foundation Global Survey 2019: The Bahamas
In total, 155 countries have participated in the Global Survey of School Meal Programs Country Reports are based on data from the respective year of the Global Survey of School Meal Programs ©. The...
The Bahamas - Extreme North: Covered Area Rainfall Event (10/11/2022 to 10/11/2022) Excess Rainfall - Event Briefing (17 November 2022)
1 INTRODUCTION The Bahamas was affected by Tropical Cyclone Nicole, resulting in adverse weather conditions from 8 to 10 November, 2022. During this period, the heaviest rainfall occurred...
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Operational Update: Solar Power in the Bahamas, Ongoing Relief for Ukraine
By Maeve O'Connor, Direct Relief Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 380 shipments of requested medical aid to 37 U.S. states and territories and nine countries worldwide. The...
The Bahamas North West: Tropical Cyclone Nicole (AAL172022) Wind and Storm Surge - Final Event Briefing (20 November 2022)
1 SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Nicole was the fourteenth named storm and the eighth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 9 November at 1800 UTC, the centre of Nicole made landfall on Great...
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Situation Report - Hurricane Nicole and Lisa (as of 14 November, 2022)
The following was provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas as at 14 November, 2022: Effective November 10th at 5:00 am the all clear was given for all of the North Western...
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Bahamas, USA - Tropical cyclone NICOLE, update (GDACS, NOAA-NHC, NEMA , FEMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 November 2022)
After passing over northern Bahamas in the afternoon of 9 November, tropical cyclone NICOLE is heading towards the eastern coast of southern Florida, making landfall on the morning of 10 November...
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Nicole Batters Bahamas, Likely to Become Hurricane Before Florida Landfall
The storm would be the second hurricane to hit the state in as many months. By Brea Burkholz Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall in the northwestern Bahamas Wednesday, triggering evacuations and...
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The Bahamas, United States | Tropical Cyclone NICOLE - DG ECHO Daily Map | 09/11/2022
Please refer to the attached Map.
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Bahamas, USA - Hurricane NICOLE, update (GDACS, NOAA-NHC, FEMA, NEMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 November 2022)
Tropical Storm NICOLE is moving towards the northern Bahamas, and on 9 November at 6.00 UTC its center was located about 170 km east of the eastern coast of Abaco Islands (northern Bahamas), with...
Convoy & USAID’s Farmer-to-Farmer Program Serve in Bahamas
Convoy of Hope, the University of Missouri, and USAID — through USAID’s Farmer-to-Farmer program — continue to create generational change in the Bahamas through agriculture. Convoy and USAID are...
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University of the Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Memorandum of Understanding builds on decades of collaboration between The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency and the University of Hawaii’s applied science and research center Pacific...
The Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian - Preliminary Final Report (MDRBS003)
This preliminary final report is being published with a final interim financial report since the External Audit to the 2021 Appeal Financial Statement is still ongoing. A. Situation Analysis ...
The Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian Recovery Operation - Final External Evaluation (MDRBS003)
1 Executive Summary Hurricane Dorian was a category 5 cyclone, and considered the most destructive hurricane ever to make landfall in the Caribbean, in the history of recorded hurricanes. It directly...
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Situation Report # 4 - Final report on Hurricane Fiona (as of 7:00 PM on September 24, 2022)
SITUATION OVERVIEW Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 3 storm and became the first major Hurricane of the season. At approximately 2 p.m. on Monday September 19, the storm started to impact...
Statement from the Office of the Prime Minister on Hurricane Fiona
The Government is closely monitoring the development of Hurricane Fiona, a Category 3 storm which is forecast to impact the southeastern Bahamas today. Fiona is a dangerous Category 3 hurricane,...
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The Bahamas: Country Profile (as of May 2022)
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The Bahamas is a high-income economy heavily dependent on the tourism and financial service sector. While its GDP has risen steadily for the past three decades, the country...