When Hurricane Maria struck Dominica in September 2019, more than 90 per cent of the island’s structures were destroyed. Today, the people of Dominica are rebuilding with the knowledge that climate change could mean a future of storms like Maria.
The Hon. Prime Minister, Dr Roosevelt Skerrit has called the decision to make Dominica the first climate resilient nation in the world, a choice to walk a difficult road which has not been traversed before.
Today, amid new policies and regulations,there is a new collective consciousness now preparing for future hurricanes like Maria.
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