Excerpt from forbes.com
Dominica, a small Caribbean island nation, has faced several extreme climate events in the last few years. Tropical Storm Erica in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017 have both caused extensive damage to housing, infrastructure and agriculture, requiring years of recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Hurricane Maria alone caused around $930.9 million worth of damage across Dominica, according to the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.
This included a 100% loss of power and 90% of buildings being damaged or destroyed, among other infrastructure impacts. Dominica’s agricultural sector was severely harmed as well, which resulted in high food insecurity and vulnerability for more than 24,000 people.