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  "title": "Dominica: Disaster Resilience Strategy",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 12, 2021",
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  "summary": "Dominica is among the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. During 1997-2017, it was the country with highest GDP losses to climate-related natural disasters and ranked in the top 10 percent among 182 countries for climate-related fatalities.",
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      "heading": "Vulnerability and Impact",
      "content": "- Dominica is among the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change.\n- During 1997-2017, it was the country with highest GDP losses to climate-related natural disasters.\n- Dominica ranked in the top 10 percent among 182 countries for climate-related fatalities.\n- Back-to-back major storms in 2015 and 2017 caused huge devastation, prompting the declaration of an intention to become the first disaster resilient nation."
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      "heading": "Background and Purpose of the DRS",
      "content": "- In 2019, it was agreed with the government that the Fund, in consultation and collaboration with other development partners, would provide support for preparing a Disaster Resilience Strategy (DRS).\n- The DRS is a comprehensive plan including policies, cost, and financing to build resilience against natural disasters."
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      "heading": "Subjects and Policy Areas Covered",
      "content": "- Climate change\n- Environment\n- Financial institutions\n- Infrastructure\n- Insurance\n- International organization\n- Monetary policy\n- National accounts\n- Natural disasters"
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      "content": "- Caribbean\n- Climate change\n- D. DRS Cost\n- Dominica economy\n- draft DRS\n- DRS policy\n- financing gap\n- Global\n- Infrastructure\n- Insurance\n- Natural disasters\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Dominica: Disaster Resilience Strategy; IMF Country Report No. 21/182; February 2021\n  - Dominica: Disaster Resilience Strategy; IMF Country Report No. 21/182; February 2021 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Dominica: Disaster Resilience Strategy; IMF Country Report No. 21/182; February 2021 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: August 12, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513588469.002",
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    "Back-to-back major storms in 2015 and 2017 caused huge devastation, prompting the declaration of an intention to become the first disaster resilient nation.",
    "In 2019, it was agreed with the government that the Fund, in consultation and collaboration with other development partners, would provide support for preparing a Disaster Resilience Strategy (DRS).",
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