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KEY ISSUES VOLCANIC ERUPTION In April 2021, the La Soufrière Volcano erupted with ash and pyroclastic flows with damage to communities in both the RED and ORANGE zones on the island. Over 13,000 people were directly affected and…

KEY ISSUES 2017 HURRICANE SEASON In 2017, Hurricane Irma and Maria caused widespread devastation in BVI, causing the deaths of 9 people and severely affecting the productive sectors of BVI´s economy. The system was predicted to pass north…

KEY ISSUES HURRICANES ETA & IOTA In November 2020, back-to-back hurricanes Eta and Iota triggered unprecedented flooding across the country, affecting some 60,000 people – around 15 per cent of the population.7 The administrative districts of Belize, Cayo,…

SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The economy and people of Dominica, still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Maria, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. The sudden stop in tourism, which contributes 36.3 per cent of total GDP…

KEY ISSUES VENEZUELAN REFUGEES & MIGRANTS The deteriorating socioeconomic and human rights situation in Venezuela has forced many people to flee to neighbouring Aruba (19,000) and Curaçao (19,000).1 Venezuelan migrants and refugees in these small islands are extremely…

SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Guyana’s economy grew by an extraordinary 43.5 per cent in 2020, boosted by the introduction of the oil sector, outweighing the negative impacts of the pandemic on the economy.5 The Guyanese economy was expected to…

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