FRANCESCO VAROTTO, CLARA ARIZA, ROBERTO MENDEZ, NARAYA CARRASCO, SURANGA KAHANDAWA Recovery takes time. Six years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica, among other...
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FRANCESCO VAROTTO, CLARA ARIZA, ROBERTO MENDEZ, NARAYA CARRASCO, SURANGA KAHANDAWA Recovery takes time. Six years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica, among other...
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OVERALL PROGRESS For the first six months of 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society has spent substantial time on fostering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of...
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Overview In 2022, the world faced a food crisis of unprecedented proportions which was exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis. The socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 - coupled with the cost of living...
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Overview In 2022, WFP transited from the Interim Multi-Country Strategic Plan 2020-2022 (IMCSP), which finished in February, to the new Multi-Country Strategic Plan 2022-2026 (MCSP), which started in...
Natural disasters propagate gender-differentiated effects. Women and girls are disproportionally impacted owing to existing inequalities in access to endowments, economic opportunities, and agency...
CONTEXT The Caribbean region is highly prone to disasters, causing destruction of infrastructure and property, loss of income, and costs as individuals and businesses work around disruptions...
Executive Summary Overview This Adaptation Communication (ADCOM) is Antigua and Barbuda’s first ADCOM to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is being submitted in...
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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 While COVID-19 immunization efforts in some countries have managed to reach more than 60 per cent of their populations, other countries continue to face...
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Small islands sit on the front line against climate change. Remote, low-lying, and with limited natural resources, they’re among the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, declining rainfall, and...
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The Emergency Appeal was launched for a total amount of 3,372,790 Swiss francs (CHF). A total of 3,093,537 Swiss francs were received (92% coverage of the appeal) as cash and in-kind contributions...
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Gavin White – Independent consultant Executive summary Background: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest tropical cyclone season on record. Hurricane Irma had a directly hit on Barbuda...
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Situation Analysis Description of the disaster In early September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British and United States Virgin Islands, Puerto...
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In September 2017, Primrose Thomas was at her home on Barbuda, when disaster struck: two Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria, swept over the islands of the eastern Caribbean, wreaking chaos and...
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Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Nearly a year ago, catastrophic hurricanes devastated the Caribbean. After Hurricane Irma, almost the entire population of Barbuda, a small island in the eastern...
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster In early September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Barbuda, British and United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba,...
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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 3,372,790 Swiss francs, reflecting a budget increase from CHF 2,635,276 Swiss francs in the revised Emergency Appeal from 6 October 2017. This is to...
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Summary A month after Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean, humanitarian efforts across all islands are still responding to the devastation. However, more efforts are required to help the countries’...
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SUMMARY This three-month Regional Response Plan covers the urgent needs of the most vulnerable populations affected by the impact of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean region in early September 2017. It...
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FAO has mobilized USD 300 000 from its Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities – Agricultural Inputs Response Capacity (SFERA-AIRC) – thanks to the financial contribution from the...
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Media Statement: St. Lucia National Emergency Management Organisation Wednesday, September 13, 2017 — The Government of Saint Lucia and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have...