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Rapid Loss and Damage Assessment: St Vincent and Grenades

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Rapid Loss and Damage Assessment: St Vincent and Grenades
Resource ID
e4a63b88-32e6-11e6-aa39-040146164b01
Title
Rapid Loss and Damage Assessment: St Vincent and Grenades
Date
Jan. 16, 2014, 6 p.m., Publication
Abstract
On 24th and 25th December, 2013 a tropical trough system produced heavy rains in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), which resulted in intense flooding across the island. The ensuing rapid and intense flash flooding resulted in widespread damage to road infrastructure, electricity and water infrastructure, housing as well as public and private buildings. On December 26, 2013, the Government of SVG (GoSVG) declared a National Level 2 Disaster in accordance with the National Emergency and Disaster Management Act, 2006. This “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2014) Rapid Damage and Loss Assessment” report serves as a reminder and proof of the GoSVG’s resolve and commitment to risk reduction as well as the well- being of our people. The GoSVG recognizes the necessity to better understand our climate and disaster risk context, and will do our best to reduce this risk and improve resilience across all sectors. This report provides a rapid damage and loss assessment of the sectors affected – with a particular focus on infrastructure damage in order to inform the GoSVG’s recovery, reconstruction and financial planning. It also includes short and medium term recommendations designed to further incorporate disaster risk reduction and management into land use and physical planning decision- making processes so that we continue to develop into a country that is more resilient to natural disasters and climate change.
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Responsible
andy
Point of Contact
Fraser
sfraser@worldbank.org
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
notPlanned
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
License
None
Language
eng
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Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
(10005, 46, 668, 48, 46, 'Flooding', 'flooding'), (10004, 85, 668, 48, 85, 'WBG', 'wbg'), (10006, 150, 668, 48, 150, 'Post Disaster Needs Assessment', 'post-disaster-needs-assessment'), (10003, 257, 668, 48, 257, 'St Vincent and the Grenadines', 'st-vincent-and-the-grenadines')
Category
Geoscientific Information
Regions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines