Dominica.pdf

Commonwealth of Dominica Disaster Risk Reduction Country Profile, published in September 2014, outlines the country's disaster risk reduction efforts, with the Office for Disaster Management (ODM) as the national coordination body, and regional coordination supported by UNISDR. The document covers humanitarian aid activities funded by the European Union and provides an overview of the country's physical environment, socio-economic context, governance structure, and development context. It also examines the country's disaster risk reduction legal, normative, and institutional profile, including its legal framework, normative framework, and institutional framework. The profile assesses the state of disaster risk in the country, including historical disaster analysis, hazards, emergencies affecting public health and safety, vulnerability, and capacities. Finally, it presents strategic directions for disaster risk reduction in Dominica, including categories and relevance of criteria and definition of risk scenarios.