AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate Finance Push: Dominica President Sylvanie Burton told the UN General Assembly that the world must fund climate resilience upfront, not just pay for rebuilding after disasters—positioning Dominica as a partner in climate transformation. Hurricane Maria Remembered: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit marked nine years since Hurricane Maria, recalling 31 deaths and 34 still missing, and the scale of damage that left most families homeless overnight. Child-Focused Climate Risk: UNICEF launched a child-centred, multi-hazard spatial climate risk assessment for the Eastern Caribbean, warning that by mid-century more than nine in 10 children could face overlapping climate threats. Water Security in the Region: The CDB and Jamaica government signed a US$36m, five-year rural water programme to upgrade schemes and help communities cope with mounting water stress. Fisheries Resilience Funding: A US$12.55m GEF-backed regional project (CC4FISH-II) began in Dominica to strengthen climate and disaster resilience in Caribbean fisheries through 2030. Health-Weather Watch: Dominica’s third Health-Climatic Bulletin (Sept–Nov) flags below-average rainfall but extremely high flash-flood risk, plus heat impacts and ongoing dengue and leptospirosis concerns.
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