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OVERVIEW
PDC’s National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) is more than just an assessment, it’s a sustainable system for understanding, updating, accessing, and applying critical risk information in decision making. The NDPBA provides the necessary tools, scientific data, and evidence-based practices to effectively reduce disaster risk—informing decisions at the national, island, and community levels. The NDPBA includes a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) which examines several components of risk including hazard exposures, vulnerability, island capacity, and logistics capacity. These findings are further reviewed through the lens of PDC’s unique Disaster Management Analysis (DMA). The DMA contextualizes the RVA, and guides recommendations designed to increase resilience and reduce disaster risk.
PDC worked in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to integrate national priorities and stakeholder feedback throughout every step of the process. Findings of this analysis were compiled into a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Plan offering practical actions to be taken over a five-year period. The NDPBA provides The Bahamas with the essential tools and data for disaster risk monitoring while aligning recommended actions with United Nations Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The NDPBA was conducted during response to Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, and the Global COVID Pandemic. These events presented challenges and opportunities in helping to understand and actively observe the capabilities of The Bahamas disaster management structure. The NDPBA was funded by the United States Government through US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and conducted in coordination with US Embassy Nassau.