Author(s): Melanie Kappes, DRM Specialist, World Bank and Anna-Maria Bogdanova, Operations Officer, GFDRR In 2017, two Category 5 hurricanes – Hurricanes Irma and Maria – hit the Caribbean and devastated several countries including Dominica, Puerto Rico, Antigua and Barbuda and Sint Maarten. Only in Dominica this resulted in damages and losses of about US$ 1,311 … Continue reading End-to-end early warning systems – what does it take to avoid the disaster?