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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.
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GFDRR is addressing climate-related threats in Saint Lucia via efforts to enhance technologies and support knowledge-sharing activities that benefit stakeholders and communities across the country and increase resilience to natural hazards.
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This magazine shares a series of photo essays profiling how communities experiencing climate change are harnessing the power of collective action to work toward a climate-resilient future.
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With the objective of assessing the capacity Saint Lucia’s tourism sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate climate resilient and inclusive recovery projects, the SRCA was implemented in the country’s tourism sector.
Hurricane Irma traverses the Eastern Caribbean in this satellite view
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Building upon the progress of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, a team provided St. Lucia's government with training and technical assistance on the design and implementation of its first-ever risk-based infrastructure asset management system.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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This seismic risk profile of Saint Lucia, 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.
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems’Capacities in the Caribbean Region
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This study provides an updated assessment of the status of MHEWS for all CDEMA Participating States (PS).
CREWS in the Caribbean
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A successful 3,5-year project in the Caribbean has demonstrated the benefits of strong collaboration between development agencies and local partner and of better weather, water and climate services to save lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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