ADVANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MEASURES AGAINST NATURAL DISASTERS, INCLUDING CLIMATE EXTREME EVENTS IN GRENADA, HAITI AND ST. LUCIA
Security Theme
Natural Disasters
Keywords
natural disasters, disaster risk reduction management (DRM), agriculture sector, climate change, Caribbean
Description
Natural disasters pose a significant threat to food and nutrition security in the Caribbean, particularly in Grenada, Haiti, and Saint Lucia, which have experienced frequent and increasingly disastrous climate extreme events. In response, these governments sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to enhance disaster risk reduction management (DRM) practices, particularly in the agriculture sector. The project aimed to reduce food insecurity, strengthen government response capacity, and enhance the resilience of local populations to climate change-induced hazards. The specific DRM priorities addressed included the development of agriculture risk insurance for nutmeg and cocoa farms in Grenada, leveraging remote sensing data and participatory GIS in Saint Lucia, and implementing early warning radio messages in Haiti. The project successfully contributed to mitigating potential damage and losses from natural disasters, improving response capacity, and enhancing early warning systems in the three Caribbean Small Island States. In Grenada, an innovative agriculture risk insurance system for nutmeg and cocoa trees was developed, while Saint Lucia saw improved response capacity, and Haiti benefited from an expanded early warning scope for hurricane and storm risks. The project achieved all planned outputs and activities, contributing to advancing disaster risk reduction measures in the targeted countries.
ADVANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MEASURES AGAINST NATURAL DISASTERS, INCLUDING CLIMATE EXTREME EVENTS IN GRENADA, HAITI AND ST. LUCIA
Natural disasters pose a significant threat to food and nutrition security in the Caribbean, particularly in Grenada, Haiti, and Saint Lucia, which have experienced frequent and increasingly disastrous climate extreme events. In response, these governments sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to enhance disaster risk reduction management (DRM) practices, particularly in the agriculture sector. The project aimed to reduce food insecurity, strengthen government response capacity, and enhance the resilience of local populations to climate change-induced hazards. The specific DRM priorities addressed included the development of agriculture risk insurance for nutmeg and cocoa farms in Grenada, leveraging remote sensing data and participatory GIS in Saint Lucia, and implementing early warning radio messages in Haiti. The project successfully contributed to mitigating potential damage and losses from natural disasters, improving response capacity, and enhancing early warning systems in the three Caribbean Small Island States. In Grenada, an innovative agriculture risk insurance system for nutmeg and cocoa trees was developed, while Saint Lucia saw improved response capacity, and Haiti benefited from an expanded early warning scope for hurricane and storm risks. The project achieved all planned outputs and activities, contributing to advancing disaster risk reduction measures in the targeted countries.
