AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUN Climate Resilience Push: President Sylvanie Burton invited international partners to turn Dominica into a “living laboratory” for climate resilience, calling for research, technology, investment and innovation across resilient housing, renewable energy, climate-smart farming, water management and nature-based adaptation. Hurricane Maria, 9 Years On: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit marked the 9th anniversary of Hurricane Maria, recalling 31 deaths, 34 still missing, and the scale of damage—90% of houses affected and over 80% left homeless overnight—while stressing Dominica is still rebuilding stronger. Funding for Resilience: Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre sought Parliament’s approval for an IDA credit facility of about EC$68.6 million to strengthen fiscal and climate resilience. Child-Centred Climate Warning: UNICEF-backed research says Eastern Caribbean children face “no safe zone” from overlapping climate threats, with more than nine in 10 projected to be exposed to at least three hazards by mid-century. Health-Climate Planning: The latest Dominica Health-Climatic Bulletin flags below-average rainfall but extremely high flash-flood risk, warmer temperatures, and ongoing dengue and leptospirosis concerns.
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