WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) \u2014 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says Washington is providing US $10 million to improve local resilience to disasters in priority countries in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this new funding, USAID will support community-level organizations, host-country governments, regional institutions, and the private sector to strengthen local, national, and regional planning and preparation for hurricanes, earthquakes and other calamities,\u201d said USAID Administrator Mark Green in making the announcement.<\/p>\n
For example, he said USAID will finance training for local first-responders, harmonise disaster-preparedness standards, and coordinate and facilitate information-sharing among the governments of the region and civil society.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese new activities will help to minimise the damage of disasters, reduce the loss of life and enhance response efforts in the Caribbean,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the US-Caribbean 2020 Strategy for Engagement and the US-Caribbean Resilience Partnership, the United States remains committed to assisting the people of the Caribbean to prepare for, recover from, and build resistance to natural disasters as part of their Journey to Self-Reliance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs neighbours, we all realize that communities across the Caribbean are still coping with the aftermath of Irma and Maria.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Bahamas, we all know that residents still face a lengthy recovery from Hurricane Dorian,\u201d Green continued. \u201cIt’s reasonable to hope that storms of this intensity never strike again. But it’s also reasonable and prudent to plan as though they will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through these investments, Green said USAID is \u201ccommitted to helping our partners across the Caribbean prepare for the worst and avert disasters before they occur\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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