PREPARE AND MITIGATE TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY

On Hearing Advisory

• Continue normal activities but stay tuned to radio and television for further messages.

Hurricane or Tropical Storm Watch

• Review emergency preparedness requirements, especially family emergency plans.

• Continue to listen to weather advisories on radio.

• Be ready to take quick action in case of a Warning.

• Establish contact points.

Hurricane or Tropical Storm Warning

• Stay tuned to the radio for information.

• Protect property and personal possessions (including important documents).

• Place indoors, loose objects found in and around the yard.

• Fill up car with gasoline.

• Pick fruit and trim trees if near house.

• Store water, food and essential medicines.

• Feed animals and pets and move indoors or loose.

• Know where you are going to shelter if the need arises.

After the Hurricane (or Tropical Storm)

• Assist in search and rescue.

• Seek medical attention for persons injured.

• Clean up debris and effect temporary repairs.

• Report damage to utilities.

• Assist in road clearance.

• Watch out for secondary hazards, fire, flooding, etc.

• Assist in community response efforts.

• Avoid sightseeing.

• Cooperate with Damage Assessors.

Courtesy CDEMA

Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability Facility

COAST has been developed with the financial support of the US State Department and has been led by the World Bank and CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility). In addition, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has played an essential role, as it is required that countries benefiting from COAST must be implementing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP). COAST, which is designed to drive sustainable finance for Caribbean fisheries, was envisioned as a parametric insurance product at a scale relevant to vulnerable fishing communities. Read more