NASSAU, BAHAMAS The government is moving to review and adopt a Bahamas Resilient Recovery Policy following recommendations from a United Nations Development Program (NDP) and University and the West Indies (UWI) policy study.<\/p>\n
The draft policy outlines a strategy and implementation plan on post-disaster recovery planning after Hurricane Dorian, as well as recommendations on the institutional framework to execute and operationalize the resilient recovery vision.<\/p>\n
During a press conference this week on his ministrys work post-Dorian and COVID-19, Lewis said the UWI Advisory Team submitted its reports in September and have been accepted by his ministry andendorsed by the Cabinet.<\/p>\n
As a result, he said his ministry will organize internal consultations on the Draft Recovery Policy, review existing incentives for recovery and for encouraging risk-sensitive development, andidentify and map existing financial instruments that can support recovery and reconstruction programmes among other initiatives.<\/p>\n
He said they will Establish a National Private Sector Recovery roundtable to promote a National Agenda for Business Contingency Planning and Continuity Management.<\/p>\n
Lewis said his ministry will then establish a timeframe for the review and adoption of a Bahamas Resilient Recovery Policy.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record and the strongest hurricane to have ever hit The Bahamas.<\/p>\n
The storm broughtsurges 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels and higher destructive waves causing flooding and mass destruction.<\/p>\n
According to the Inter-American Development Bank assessment into the damage of the storm, Dorian caused about $3.4 billion in damages.<\/p>\n
The report estimated damages to the environment at $7,146,963, and losses at $27,435,048. Additional costs were also estimated at $102,473,000.<\/p>\n
The official death count stands at 74, though the number of missing people continues to be disputed.<\/p>\n
The Bahamas remains at an economic standstill while the world attempts to manage the coronavirus pandemic which has catapulted unemployment rates and debilitated the tourism industry.<\/p>\n
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