Belize

INTRODUCTION

Increased seasonal rainfall is forecast to relieve dryness throughout southern Africa

Africa Weather Hazards

1. An erratic rainfall distribution since the Short-Rains season has caused dryness in Somalia,
   Ethiopia, and Kenya.

2. Continued below average rainfall since October has resulted in widespread dryness throughout southern Africa.

3. Poor rainfall has led to anomalous dryness across Madagascar. Heavy rainfall forecast later this month is expected to provide relief.

Rainfall brings relief to dry conditions across South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Angola

Africa Weather Hazards

1. An erratic rainfall distribution since the Short-Rains season has caused large seasonal dryness in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

2. Continued below average rainfall since October has resulted in significant moisture deficits throughout southern Africa.

3. Several consecutive weeks of poor rainfall has led to anomalous dryness across Madagascar.

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid1 , and in particular Article 2, Article 4 and Article 15(2) and (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision')2 , and in particular Article 79 thereof,

The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Belize (GoB) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Belize. This report is envisioned to be used as a planning tool for the potential development of a comprehensive DRF strategy that would equip the Ministry of Finance (MoF) with information and instruments to manage contingent liabilities posed by disasters.

Foreword

The 2017 hurricane season in the Caribbean was unprecedented. High-powered, high impact hurricanes, including Irma and Maria, left a path of destruction, infrastructure damage and casualties in more than a dozen territories in the region. Without forecasts and warnings, the tragic loss of life would have been even higher.

Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the highest HIV incidence rate among adolescents aged 10–19 years, and key indicators show only limited progress in meeting their HIV prevention needs. Since 2010, for example, the estimated 19,000 new HIV infections annually among 10- to 19-year-olds is essentially unchanged. The situation is roughly the same among younger children.

Belize is exceptionally vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. It already faces hurricanes, flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion, coral bleaching, and droughts, with impacts likely to intensify given expected increases in weather volatility and sea temperature. Hence, planning for resilience-building, and engagement with development partners on environmental reforms, have been central to Belizean policymaking for many years, since well before Belize submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Accord in 2015.

The Greater Horn of Africa and Angola remain dry

1. Moisture deficits develop across Ethiopia, the Jubba and Shabelle River basins of Somalia, and Kenya. Next week, below-average rainfall is expected to strengthen dryness.

2. Poorly distributed precipitation in September and October, paired with high daytime temperatures caused abnormal early season dryness across Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho.

3. Several weeks of poor rainfall caused irregular dryness across Madagascar.

Continued dryness in southern Africa, while drought develops in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya

1. Poor rainfall during the Short-Rains season has caused moisture deficits in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

2. Poorly-distributed rainfall and high daytime temperatures have resulted in early-season drought across southern South Africa and Lesotho.

3. Several weeks of poor rainfall has caused dryness in central and western Madagascar.

El Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres en América Central y República Dominicana (CEPREDENAC), participó en el Diálogo Regional de la Política de Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres “Riesgo de Sequía en Centroamérica y Medidas para Reducir el Riesgo”, el 15 de noviembre de 2018, en la Ciudad de San Salvador, República de El Salvador.

OEA y ACNUR presentan informe sobre derechos de migrantes y refugiados en México y América Central

8 de noviembre de 2018

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