A big risk!

Director of Barbados’ Department of Emergency Management, Judy Thomas (left), making notes during yesterday’s launch of Barbados’ Coastal Risk Assessment Management Programme at the Courtyard by Marriott.

Tue, August 21, 2012 - 12:09 AM

BARBADOS’ ABILITY to properly respond to a major natural catastrophe remains weak.

But that’s about to change, thanks to a combined effort between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and this country’s Coastal Zone Management Unit.

The two entities have combined on a $42 million Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CRMP), which will kick into overdrive this year, and also bring with it serious improvements to coastal areas in Holetown, St James; Rockley and St Lawrence Gap in Christ Church; as well as Tent Bay in St Lucy.

The IDB’s acting representative in Barbados, Christel Saab, made it clear just how unready Barbados is, when she revealed results of a study done by the bank during the launch of the CRMP. (BA)

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Posted by Tony Webster 9 months ago: CRUMPS! And all these years, since "Janet" in 1955, I thought we had everything "ready and under control". The most tangible , and visible results from spending $42 millions of "free" money, is some groynes and/or off-shore "break-waters" to save our hotels; an effective public-education programme; and the implentation (at last) of a mandatory Building Code (B.C.) . Do I dare hope, that the IDB has made the legal implementation of the B.C. a strict condition of the first dollar being handed-over? In any event, thank you madam Saab, for saying clearly and publicly, that which we have carefully swept under our carpet for many , many years.