2021 Global Climate Risk Index – an Index that analyses to what extent the request countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss event – Dominica ranked 11th out of 150 countries at risk based onan analysis of extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019.

Hurricane Maria 2017 upgraded from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane within just 18 hours, before making landfall on Dominica, leaving as estimated 70% of buildings destroyed, and electricity, telecommunications and transportation are yet to be restored.

The Action Plan for a Climate Resilient Dominica will establish a High-Level Steering Committee Co-Chaired by Prime Minister and the Minister of Health and Environment (technical lead on climate change) to provide overall guidance and support to the process and establish a Secretariat in the Ministry of Health and Environment (jurisdictional lead for climate change and focal point) to the High-Level Steering Committee. The main impact of this project is to address key barriers to adaptation planning and implementation in Dominica. The country’s bespoke experience of projects has delivered significant technical outputs and achievements; however, these project outputs are often not taken up and implemented by the Government due to capacity constraints, which has been further set back after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. The proposed NAP project will overcome this barrier by focusing on the enabling environment.