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  1. PDF Grenada: A Nation Rebuilding

    Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada on September 7, 2004. The international and local communities responded with a massive reconstruction and recovery effort. Although the ... who agreed on a case per case basis to a debt repayment moratorium. Lastly, the sector benefited from an increase in remittances and from materials sent by

  2. Hurricane Ivan devastates Grenada

    Ivan is now on a direct course for Jamaica, Cuba and the hurricane-weary southern United States. The storm inflicted most of its damage on Grenada on Tuesday, but the havoc created by the 125mph ...

  3. PDF Post-disaster Early Recovery in a Caribbean Small Island Developing State

    The Case of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada (2004): Best Practices and Lessons Learned O n September 7th 2004 Hurricane Ivan - a Category 3 hurricane, swept across the Caribbean island of Grenada and its dependencies of Carriacou and Petit Martinique with maximum sustained winds reaching a high of over 115mph, and gusts of over 145mph engulfing the

  4. PDF A.3 Grenada

    - Hurricane Ivan Case study: Grenada Strengths and weaknesses 9 Capacities in hurricane-resistant construction techniques were increased through training of men and women. 9 Those trained during the project received a certification in carpentry. At the end of the project

  5. Hurricane Ivan

    Hurricane Ivan - Case Study. General. One of the Caribbean's most powerful and destructive hurricanes, hitting several Caribbean countries as well as the USA. Hit the island of Grenada on 7th September 2004 with full force. The storm was well organised with sharply defined eyes.

  6. Tracking Grenada's recovery: Six months after hurricane Ivan

    In Grenada's case, the loss of life mercifully was less than what it would have been otherwise because the hurricane came during the day; so people were able to dodge the incoming missiles-parts ...

  7. Hazard and Risk Assessment from Hurricane Ivan (2004) in Grenada using

    national Gross Domestic Product of Grenada (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,2004). 1.2 Purpose of study This paper seeks to identify the impact of Hurricane Ivan on the population of Grenada through hazard and risk assessments. The results of these assessments indicate how much of the population of Grenada was a ected

  8. Post-disaster early recovery in a Caribbean Small Island Developing

    This document presents a case study of UNDP post-disaster assistance to Grenada in 2004 examining early recovery and the best practices and lessons learned. This response took place prior to the establishment of the Cluster Approach in 2005; the experience demonstrates why UNDP is well-positioned to assume lead responsibility for early recovery.

  9. Grenada

    Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada on September 7, 2004. The international and local communities responded with a massive reconstruction and recovery effort. ... This study is designed to build a link between the study and improvement of agriculture and that of logistics for agricultural exports, and complements the Grenada Small Farmer ...

  10. Impacts of Hurricane Ivan on Grenada and the Caribbean

    The document provides instructions for group work analyzing the impacts of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada. It divides students into 4 tasks: 1) listing impacts from a case study, 2) identifying impacts from photographs, 3) recording points, and 4) presenting points. Hurricane Ivan caused widespread destruction in Grenada and other Caribbean islands in 2004 through strong winds, flooding, landslides ...

  11. Grenada: Dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan

    On September 7, 2004, Hurricane Ivan, a category 3 storm, struck the Caribbean island of Grenada, causing widespread destruction. The financial cost of the disaster was estimated at more than US ...

  12. Hurricane Ivan OCHA Situation Report No. 14

    Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/158 OCHA Situation Report No. 14 Hurricane Ivan - Grenada 23 September 2004 . Situation 1. According to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team in Grenada, there is a general sense of day-to-day activities slowly getting back to normal, with increasing number of banks, public services, shops and a very limited number of restaurants and hotels ...

  13. Hurricanes, climate change, and social welfare: evidence from the

    For instance, damages due to Hurricane Ivan in 2004 are estimated to have been over 200% of Grenada's Gross Domestic Product (OECS 2005). Moreover, as small open economies, the indirect effects are also likely to be large because they are reliant on a few sectors that tend to be highly vulnerable to tropical storms, such as tourism and ...

  14. Restoring livelihoods in Grenada after hurricanes Ivan and Emily

    Restoring livelihoods in Grenada after hurricanes Ivan and Emily. Duration: November 2007 - April 2010. Budget: US$ 1,026,538. Implementing Agencies: UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, UNIFEM. Taking place in ...

  15. Grenada: Macro-socio-economic assessment of the damages ...

    This study to undertake a Macro-economic and Social Assessment of the effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy, in the short, medium and long term, was initiated as a ...

  16. PDF Src Working Paper

    A Case Study on the Impact of Hurricane Ivan (2004) (and Hurricane Emily 2005) on Grenada's Nutmeg Supply Chain. A Research Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree M.Sc. in International Trade Policy of The University of the West Indies (UWI) By Selisha Gilchrist 2020 Department of Social Sciences

  17. Grenada: Macro-socio-economic assessment of the damages caused by

    This study constitutes a macro-economic and social assessment of the effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy, in the short, medium and long term. The report undertakes a sector by sector analysis of the impact of Hurricane Ivan; an assessment of overall damages is then computed.

  18. Hurricanes: Science and Society: 2004- Hurricane Ivan

    Hurricane Ivan's journey was a long one. Its track was more than 9010 km (5600 mi) long and it existed for over 22 days, 10 days of which were spent as a major hurricane.; Ivan had the world record of 33 (32 consecutive) six-hour periods with an intensity at or above Category 4 strength, which was broken two years later by pacific Typhoon Ioke with 36 (33 consecutive) six-hour periods at ...

  19. PDF case study Crisis Management During Hurricanes in the Caribbean

    An acute example of this can be Hurricane Ivan that damaged the island of Grenada costing around $1.1 billion, and further resulting in a sharp decline in tourism. Granvorka and Strobl (2012) suggest that an average hurricane disaster causes at least a 2% reduction in tourist arrivals. The largest hurricane disaster analyzed by their study was ...

  20. Hurricane Ivan OCHA Situation Report No. 10

    Hurricane Ivan The Caribbean - Grenada, Jamaica and Cuba 18 September 2004 Situation in Grenada. 1. Today, the Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency. ... In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10 Desk Officers: Mr. Erik Haegglund E-mail: [email protected] Direct Tel. +41-22-917 3299 Ms. Masayo Kondo E-mail: [email protected]

  21. Hurricane Ivan devastates isle of Grenada

    Hurricane Ivan devastates isle of Grenada. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Powerful and strengthening Hurricane Ivan killed at least three people in Grenada and devastated its capital ...

  22. Post-Hurricane Success of Humanitarian Aid to Grenada

    Post-Hurricane Success of Humanitarian Aid to Grenada. In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan tore through Grenada, leaving 90 percent of homes ruined, causing over three dozen fatalities and freeing an unidentified number of convicts when a prison was destroyed. With constant looting and marauders on the loose, people left on the island felt ...

  23. Hurricane Ivan Remembered

    On September 7 and 8 it damaged 90 percent of the homes in Grenada and killed 16 people. By Thursday morning on September 9, Ivan's sustained winds reached 160 mph making it a rare category 5 ...