St Vincent & Grenadines “resilient” but needs international support
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The people of St Vincent & the Grenadines are “resilient” to disasters but need international support to ensure that damage caused by natural catastrophes is kept to a minimum.
That’s according to Frederick Stevenson, the country’s minister with responsibility for social development.
The Caribbean archipelago of more than 30 islands has been beset lately by a series of disasters including earthquakes, floods, droughts, hurricanes and eruptions from an active volcano.
Mr Stevenson has been attending a United Nations conference in Paraguay which is focusing on how best to reduce the risk of natural and man-made catastrophes through what is known as the Sendai Framework.
Daniel Dickinson asked him why his country was so vulnerable.
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