Mainstreaming disaster risk management strategies in development instruments: Policy briefs for selected member countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Bello, Omar
Khamis, Marion
Osorio, Claudio
Peralta, Leda

2017-09

LC/CAR/TS.2017/6
LC/TS.2017/80

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This policy brief has the objective of profiling disaster risk management policies in five selected member states of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee: The Bahamas, Belize, The Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, and analyze their interactions with broader development issues and instruments, such as national development plans and climate change adaptation strategies. To this end, firstly, it presents the five pillars for Disaster Risk Managenent (DRM), namely risk identification, risk reduction, preparedness, financial protection, and resilient recovery, as well as their applications to disaster assessments.1 Secondly, it describes the integration of DRM into development policies. The structure of the analysis will allow countries to identify strengths and weaknesses of the DRM policies and how they interact with other planning and development instruments. Finally, it presents policy recommendations to strengthen the role of DRM and to improve the use of resources through multisectoral projects that build resilience to disasters and climate change.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; GOVERNANCE; DISASTER INSURANCE; MACROECONOMICS; POLICY-MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; RECOMMENDATIONS; CASE STUDIES; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; DISASTER PREVENTION; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS; ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO; REGIONAL COOPERATION; RECOMENDACIONES; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO; ELABORACION DE POLITICAS; SEGURO CONTRA DESASTRES; MACROECONOMIA; GOBERNABILIDAD; PLANIFICACION DEL DESARROLLO; ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO; PREVENCION DE DESASTRES; PREPARACION PARA CASOS DE DESASTRES; CAMBIO CLIMATICO; COOPERACION REGIONAL;