Current Progress Bulletins
by subject | by location

Click on a country name to see a list of CDMP progress bulletins for that country.
CDMP also has Caribbean region-wide projects

National Pilots

Antigua and Barbuda

Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program for Informal Housing
National Building Code Strengthening
Post-disaster Mitigation Missions to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis in the aftermath of Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn
Risk Assessment for Caribbean Electrical Utilities
School/Shelter Hazard Vulnerability Reduction in the Eastern Caribbean
Thematic Page: CDMP Storm Hazard Modeling

Bahamas

Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry

Barbados

Causes of Building and Infrastructure Failure due to Natural Hazards
National Building Code Strengthening
Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry

Belize

Belize River Flood Assessment
Belize Storm Hazard Assessment
Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry
Thematic Page: CDMP Storm Hazard Modeling

Dominica

Estimate of the Probable Maximum Loss from Tropical Storm Events
Dominica Coastal Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Geographic Information System/Environmental Planning Assistance for the Commonwealth of Dominica
Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program for Informal Housing
National Building Code Strengthening
Post-disaster Mitigation Missions to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis in the aftermath of Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn
Post-disaster Response: Landslide Dam in the Layou River, Dominica
School/Shelter Hazard Vulnerability Reduction in the Eastern Caribbean

Dominican Republic

Natural Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation: Activities in the Dominican Republic
Post Disaster Mitigation: Post-Georges Institutional Capacity Building for Integrated Disaster Management
Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry
Thematic Page: CDMP Activities in the Dominican Republic

Grenada

National Building Code Strengthening
School/Shelter Hazard Vulnerability Reduction in the Eastern Caribbean

Haiti

Natural Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation: Activities in Haiti
Jeremie Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment

Jamaica

Causes of Building and Infrastructure Failure due to Natural Hazards
Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program for Informal Housing
Kingston Multi-hazard Assessment
Montego Bay Coastal Hazard Assessment
Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry
Strengthening National Disaster Mitigation Planning in the Caribbean
Thematic Page: CDMP Storm Hazard Modeling

St. Kitts and Nevis

Estimate of the Probable Maximum Loss from Tropical Storm Events
Post-disaster Mitigation Missions to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis in the aftermath of Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn
School/Shelter Hazard Vulnerability Reduction in the Eastern Caribbean

St. Lucia

Estimate of the Probable Maximum Loss from Tropical Storm Events
Causes of Building and Infrastructure Failure due to Natural Hazards
Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program for Informal Housing
National Building Code Strengthening
Risk Assessment for Caribbean Electrical Utilities
School/Shelter Hazard Vulnerability Reduction in the Eastern Caribbean
Strengthening National Disaster Mitigation Planning in the Caribbean

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Risk Assessment for Caribbean Electrical Utilities

Regional Activities (with cooperating institutions*)

• Coastal Storm Hazard Modeling (CIMH)
• Curriculum Development for Natural Hazard Mitigation (UWI)
• Hazard Mitigation in Project Formulation (CDB)
• Hurricane Risk Reduction in the Hotel Industry (CHA)
• Inclusion of Natural Hazard Considerations in CDB Project Appraisal (CDB)
• National Building Code Strengthening (UNCHS) | [Draft] Status of Building Codes in the Caribbean
• Natural Hazard Mapping and Vulnerability Assessment Workshop (CDERA)
• Risk Assessment for Electrical Utilities (CARILEC)
• Promotion of Loss Reduction Incentives and Hazard Mitigation in the Property Insurance Industry (CARICOM, IAC)
• School/Shelter Vulnerability Reduction (CDB)
• Strengthening National Disaster Mitigation Planning in the Caribbean (CDERA)
• Regional Seismic Hazard Information (SRU)
• National-level Storm Hazard Mapping (CIMH) | Regional Storm Hazard Information
• Regional Workshop on Hurricane Preparedness (NOAA, CIMA, FEMA

*Cooperating Institutions

CARILEC: Caribbean Electrical Utility Services Corporation

CDB: Caribbean Development Bank

CDERA: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CHA: Caribbean Hotel Association

CIMH: Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (formerly Caribbean Meteorological Institute)
FEMA: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

IAC: Insurance Association of the Caribbean

NOAA: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
SRU: Seismic Research Unit (UWI-St. Augustine)

UNCHS: United Nations Center for Human Settlements

UWI: University of the West Indies