Source: AUN News
The facility will be situated at the international airport in Bridgetown, a collaboration between the UN agency, the Barbadian government, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).
“Climate change is already having a significant impact on the Caribbean islands. To save lives, preserve livelihoods, and safeguard hard-won development gains, he said we must be prepared entirely as hurricanes become more frequent and severe.
This facility will guarantee that our regional partners can assist the Caribbean even better in times of need.
Catastrophes and harm
Natural disasters like hurricanes, storms, floods, droughts, and volcanic eruptions are widespread in the Caribbean.
Small Island Developing States have been impacted by 511 catastrophes worldwide during the previous seven decades, according to the WFP.
More than half, 324 of them, took place in the Caribbean, whose economies were hit six times harder than those of more powerful nations.
Canada, the European Union, and the United States each contributed a portion of the cost of the hub’s construction.
Analysis by: Advocacy Unified Network
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