Caribbean Disaster Responsive Fund

Results achieved at the end of the project (March 2023) include: (1) deployed water and sanitation specialists to Grenada (Hurricane Ivan 2004) St. Lucia (Hurricane Tomas 2010) and Bahamas (Hurricane Joaquin 2015); (2) deployed airport specialists to Grenada (Hurricane Ivan 2004) Dominica (Hurricane Maria 2017) and Bahamas (Hurricane Dorian 2019); (3) Dominica Association of Local Community Authorities (DALCA) protected the Silver Hill community public sanitary facility threatened by erosion after the heavy rainfall in December 2013; (4) the Water and Sewerage Company Ltd (WASCO) in St. Lucia improved the water storage capacity of four rural communities that are cut off from supplies when there is a heavy rainfall event as occurred in December 2013; (5) the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency provided hurricane relief to member states following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017; (6) following Hurricane Maria the short period potato crop was re-established through the replacement of tools for 96 farmers technical assistance for 95 farmers and potato seed for 90 farmers. In addition 100 poultry farmers received support. As a result the acreage of potatoes planted increased from 37 acres in 2016 to 69 acres and the Canada-supported potato crop reached an approximate value of $378 300; (7) the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency on behalf of the Office of Disaster Management in Dominica replaced the roofs for 14 vulnerable households in the indigenous Kalinago Territory following Hurricane Maria; and (8) the National Office of Disaster Services in Antigua restored two buildings in Barbuda following Hurricane Irma. These are a new base for the police station and a public and environmental health building.