Study on Shock Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean - Dominica case study
Description
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a small island country in the eastern Caribbean, with a population of around 71,000 people according to the census 2011, although estimates following Hurricane Maria suggest out-migration has reduced this figure considerably. It is highly exposed to natural disasters, primarily tropical storms and hurricanes, but also floods, volcanoes and landslides, among other shocks (Government of Dominica, 2014 and ACAPS, 2017). This report studies the factors that can enable Dominica’s social protection system to be more responsive to future shocks and documents on-going experiences and practices in this area. In addition, this study complements the stocktaking exercise conducted after the response to Hurricane Maria by the government, WFP and UNICEF (Government of Dominica et al., 2018) and the Return on Investment (ROI) study conducted by WFP (WFP, forthcoming).
Study on Shock Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean - Dominica case study
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a small island country in the eastern Caribbean, with a population of around 71,000 people according to the census 2011, although estimates following Hurricane Maria suggest out-migration has reduced this figure considerably. It is highly exposed to natural disasters, primarily tropical storms and hurricanes, but also floods, volcanoes and landslides, among other shocks (Government of Dominica, 2014 and ACAPS, 2017). This report studies the factors that can enable Dominica’s social protection system to be more responsive to future shocks and documents on-going experiences and practices in this area. In addition, this study complements the stocktaking exercise conducted after the response to Hurricane Maria by the government, WFP and UNICEF (Government of Dominica et al., 2018) and the Return on Investment (ROI) study conducted by WFP (WFP, forthcoming).
