Belize

The analysis sheds light on disaster preparedness in five “data deprived” countries: Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Suriname. Preparing for—and responding to—disasters requires a people-centered approach.

The government of Belize, with support from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), addressed the urgent needs of vulnerable households and small farmers that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This policy note introduces the Frontline Scorecard, a new rapid diagnostic tool that decision makers can use to conduct a high-level assessment of the CDRM capabilities of their health system, and illustrates its application.

This publication assesses how new data technologies are helping innovative assessment methodologies, implementation, and monitoring of nature-based approaches in integrated coastal zone management and disaster risk management in LAC.

This seismic risk profile of Belize, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

While the incidence of COVID-19 in Belize has subsided, the lasting health and economic impacts caused by the pandemic have demonstrated the need to build a resilient health system.

This study provides an updated assessment of the status of MHEWS for all CDEMA Participating States (PS).

Belize is vulnerable to hurricanes, storms and flooding, wind damage, and storm surge. Belize is also at risk to extreme temperature events. This note explores the gender-differentiated effects of disasters and corresponding response in Belize.