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Upgrading Caribbean disaster preparedness and response capacities: Caribbean nations work together for regional resilience
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Risks: Tropical storms, hurricanes, storm surges, floods, rising sea levels
GFDRR Areas of Engagement: Deepening engagements in resilience to climate change, Enabling resilient recovery
National disaster management agencies in the Caribbean are overcoming challenges to the implementation of effective emergency preparedness and response systems.
INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES ARE PREVENTING EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO DISASTER RISK
The Caribbean region is confronted with an increasing number of devastating storms and extreme weather events, as evidenced by the increasing length of the Atlantic hurricane season during which these storms can form, as well as their severity. These events require advanced government and institutional capacities to adequately prepare for an immediate response in their aftermath. Yet many of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in