CaribClimate Podcast Ep. 4 - Dominica "The Nature Island of Resilience"

CaribClimate Podcast

Climate change means the possibility of more frequent and extreme weather events. In September 2017, Dominica witnessed this first-hand as Hurricane Maria struck at Category 5, impacting approximately 90% of the island's structures. Dominica rebuilt with resilience at the forefront.

Joining us for this episode of the CaribClimate Podcast is Colin Guiste, coordinator for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Programme and the focal point for Dominica's Pilot Program for Climate Resilience. He'll discuss with us the strides Dominica has made in rebuilding, and how the work of the PPCR has helped the country to become more climate-resilient.

The CaribClimate Podcast has been commissioned by the Caribbean Regional PPCR. A 5-year, 10.9 Million USD project funded by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Office of Research and Innovation (MORI). The project's objectives were to:

1. Improve the Caribbean's processes to acquire, store, analyze, access and disseminate climate-relevant data.

2. Pilot and scale-up innovative climate-resilient initiatives in the region.

Learn more about the project by visiting caribppcr.org.jm