Small Island Developing States (SIDS) present unique development challenges and are among the most vulnerable nations to tectonic activity and climate-related disasters. Climate change is only expected to worsen this scenario. Damages to buildings and infrastructure assets have been the costliest reported impacts of natural hazards in the region. All hazards combined cause estimated annual average damages of $12.6 billion to assets in the region. A fast recovery is key to allow the population and the government to pursue reasonable development goals. Caribbean countries are assessing their sectoral recovery capacity to recover faster from disasters.
During this session, six countries’ recovery capacity assessment results will be presented, including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadine. Following the presentation on the various levels of recovery capacity across countries, a training on the methodology will be carried out for anyone interested in better understanding their recovery capacity. The recovery capacity assessment is a new tool developed by CDEMA to support its partner states to improve recovery capacity assessment and inform future activities and investments in recovery.
This training is open to practitioners from all countries interested in better understanding sector recovery capacities.
