Nationally Determined Contribution adaptation target: By 2030, all buildings are improved and prepared for extreme climate events, including drought, flooding and hurricanes.
The vulnerability of the Bahamas to the impacts of climate change is well known given its geographical vulnerabilities (limited land mass, low-relief and dispersion of islands, i.e., environmental vulnerabilities (high temperatures, storm surges, sea level rise, flooding, tropical cyclones and non-tropical processes), the concentration of socioeconomic activities and critical infrastructure in narrow coastal zones, its heavy dependence on tourism as a revenue source, and the limited human and institutional capacity.
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Why is it important to design disaster control and environment management policies with a gender perspective? Haiti is a disaster prone area in the Caribbean. It is important to design projects and policies that are effective and sustainable. In order for them to be so they need to take gender issues into consideration. The role that women play in environment management in Haiti is very important, although invisible sometimes. As a consequence women have a potentially important role in the management of risks and disasters.
