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There is a lack of awareness among stakeholders about what risk data is already available, and countries are typically sceptical about the data from global risk datasets, especially if they were not included in data collection or the development process.

Barbados is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. The nation of 280,000 people is in the heart of the Caribbean, a region where hurricanes, droughts and rising seas are expected to severely impact communities in the coming years.

The Barbados Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Policy 2022 ensures that there is a strategic direction to keeping people safe and making communities more resilient to disaster and climate related risks and impacts.

The Caribbean and the Indian Ocean Island States are among the most disaster-prone regions globally, facing hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Their size, limited resources, and geographical isolation amplify these challenges.

Recognizing the urgency of informing vulnerable groups with essential ‘how-to-prepare’ content for hurricane season, the Department of Emergency Management in Barbados produced awareness-raising videos focused on improving hurricane preparedness.

Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) recently reunited with disaster management experts in Barbados following a March 2024 engagement in Bridgetown in which PDC presented the results of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment.

Caribbean islands are in a water crisis, and their governments have warned that water scarcity may become the new norm.

This brief displays the November 2023 updates for the Early Warnings 4 All initiative.