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This paper aims to foster the understanding of systemic risk and the actionable ways of promoting risk governance at local and national levels, while promoting cross-practice collaboration within UNDP on risk reduction and prevention.
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This climate risk profile concerns the countries of the Eastern and Souther Caribbean (ESC).
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Disaster displacement and environmental migration are among the most serious humanitarian challenges facing the Caribbean. As a subregion of small island developing States (SIDS) which are vulnerable and prone to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change
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This study provides an in-depth analysis of disaster risk governance advancements made in Dominica with a specific focus on how integrated regulatory instruments across different sectors can enhance effective and consistent action. In doing so, it builds

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During a government programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit spoke to local journalists on the Commonwealth of Dominica's economic growth.
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This week's Manchester Briefing is co-written by Greater Manchester Police and explores public leadership to create public value recovery and renewal – including the role of local community policing, partnerships, and ‘consequentialist leadership’. The

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This study provides an in-depth analysis of the adoption of laws, strategies and plans, and the establishment of a Climate Resilience Execution Agency with a specific focus on how integrated regulatory instruments across different sectors can enhance

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A new report, looking at how integrated law and policy can improve climate resilient development in Dominica, has been published by IFRC Disaster Law, in partnership with the University College Cork - School of Law.
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