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These documents present the background, context, effects, impact, recovery needs and recovery strategy of the devastation of the La Soufrière Volcanic Eruption on St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) within the context of a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).

This is a comic for youth and adults to raise awareness on the importance of leaving no one behind in times of COVID-19 during hurricane season. This comic has been designed for the Caribbean, but can be used in other parts of the world.

This climate risk profile concerns the countries of the Eastern and Souther Caribbean (ESC).

The purpose of this study was to review selected National Adaptation Plans to better understand how disaster risk management is approached in climate change documents, and if systemic risk issues where impacts cascade across sectors are considered.

Over 16,000 people (roughly 40% of total population) were evacuated off the island, and many more were displaced from their homes

Vincentians impacted by the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano will be getting over US$135,000 in assistance for under the Volcano Ready Project funded by the CDB

VOLCAT comprises a complex set of software that rapidly ingests satellite data in near-real time to automatically detect and track volcanic ash clouds in the atmosphere.

The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the economies of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Saint Lucia and other Caribbean countries.