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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
Hurricane Beryl struck Grenada on July 1, 2024, as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) per hour. The Government of Grenada declared the parishes of Saint Patrick, Carriacou and Petite Martinique disaster zones from 1 July to 30 September 2024. The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) was activated, with operational support provided by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).
At regional level, the CDEMA convened a preparedness meeting with the Caribbean Development Partners Group (CDPG) on 30 June 2024 with over 166 national, regional, and international partners. The CDPG was attended by the Prime Minister of Grenada, and co-chaired by the CDEMA’s Executive Director and the UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The Caricom Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) was also mobilized to provide support.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, allocated $4 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to start the response to Hurricane Beryl, including US$1.5 million for Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition, the United Nations launched a regional response plan for Hurricane Beryl, allocating US$7.8 million and targeting 40,600 people in Grenada for humanitarian assistance and early recovery between July and December 2024.
In parallel, on the 16th of July 2024, the Government of Grenada (GOG) through the Ministry of Economic Development et al submitted a request for a Post-disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) to the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO) in Barbados and the Easter Caribbean.
On the 31st of July 2024, a coordination meeting was held between the GOG and the UNRCO,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Bank, to discuss the scope of the PDNA assessment.
The Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Agriculture and Lands, Forestry, Marine Resources and Cooperatives was designated as the focal point of the GOG for the PDNA. The GOG was supported in this PDNA by a technical team coordinated by the United Nations Development Programme, with expertise from the European Union, ECLAC, and the wider UN System. The present report presents the findings of the PDNA.