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Author(s) Trotman, Adrian; Farrell, David; Cox, Christopher

Drought early warning and risk reduction: A case study of the Caribbean drought of 2009-2010

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Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
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This poster describes the setting for the Caribbean drought of 2009-10 and its impacts. It provides lessons learned that include a need for improvements in rainfall forecasting and monitoring and a coodinated effort between multiple stakeholder to develop an effective early warning system. It concludes with recommended policy interventions highlighting the need to adopt and implement the principles of water resource management and develop action plans for drought management.

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Hazards Drought Landslide Wildfire
Themes Climate change Early warning Governance Water Disaster risk management Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Barbados Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago
Number of pages
1 p.
Publication year
2011

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