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UK gives new volcano relief for St Vincent and the Grenadines
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UK will help provide food, water and other essentials, following volcanic eruption on St Vincent
Funding will help families meet their essential needs for three months
Contribution will go to World Food Programme, in response to UN appeal
The UK will give further support to provide food, clean water and other essential items, for an estimated 13,000 people affected by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The new £550,000 ($695,000 USD) contribution takes the total UK funding to over £800,000 ($1m USD) since the eruption began on April 9th and will be delivered via the World Food Programme (WFP).
Minister Coveney announces €200,000 in response to St. Vincent and the Grenadines volcanic eruption
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Minister Coveney said: “ This funding is a demonstration of Ireland’s solidarity with the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they cope with the eruption of La Soufrière volcano, which has affected nearly everyone in the country and displaced 20,000 people .
“The assistance I am announcing today will go through the Red Cross in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and is in addition to the Irish contributions to the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund and the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility response, which together have so far contributed more than $3.3 million in response to the disaster.”
CCRIF provides $$ for SVG relief
Mr. Isaac Anthony, CCRIF CEO, says that the CCRIF is committed to support its members during periods of crisis.
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has provided financial support in the form of a grant of approximately EC$6.0 million (US$2,209,000) to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano.
According to CCRIF CEO, Mr. Isaac Anthony, This support to the Government has been made possible because CCRIF operates as a developmental insurance company, whereby our members have our commitment to support them in times of crises; seek out opportunities to enable them to enhance their resilience to current and future natural hazards; engage donors and collaborate on programmes designed to reduce vulnerability; negotiate the best prices for reinsurance; and advance disaster risk management and ecosystems-based solutions for the betterment of the peoples of the Caribbean and
UWI-SRC receives grant
Data collected by monitoring equipment of various sorts and purposes is relayed to and analysed by scientists like Dr. Thomas Christopher (pictured) based at the Belmont Observatory.
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The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC, based at the St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, has received a grant valued at US$17,150, to support the monitoring of the La Soufrière volcano.
This has come by way of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), and will fund equipment meant to strengthen the monitoring network; rebuild existing monitoring sites; and provide backup equipment for this ongoing event.