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JAMAICA - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Roger Clarke, has said that with Jamaica's vulnerability to natural disasters and dependence on food imports, the agricultural sector must increase its capacity to produce more wholesome foods, while Cyclone Pam's aftermath and climate negotiations The FAO Director-General cited Cyclone Pam that hit Vanuatu and other small islands in the Pacific Region in March, as a "reminder of the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States to natural disasters The final bill for this year's natural disasters could thus be over $70 billion There have been, for example, the floods in Chile, Jamaica, Nepal, Spain and France and the summer floods in Germany where annual precipitation averages were reached The event, which will be held in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Sept. 26-28, 2006, aims at improving early-warning communication and disaster preparedness in the Caribbean region while reducing vulnerability to natural disasters and mitigating their effects through Under the structure, the development bank will stand between investors and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), which covers a group of islands including the Bahamas, Dominica and Jamaica finance. Natural disasters can devastate This week the General Assembly recalled its resolution designating the 1990's the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and voted by consensus in favor of emergency assistance for Jamaica and the Sudan and aid for disaster prevention programs .

Jamaica has fared no better with natural disasters costing the country more than US$1 billion in direct costs over the last 20 years. Cuba has similarly suffered, with Hurricane Gustav causing losses of between US$ 3 to 4 billion to the Cuban economy It has sponsored substance-abuse recovery programs for the last nine years and distributes emergency funds to families that have fallen on hard times or have been dislocated by natural disasters have been sent to Jamaica, Kenya and India. Jamaica’s vulnerability to natural disasters is well-known. Its geographical location makes it vulnerable to hurricanes and to earthquakes. The island’s terrain also makes it prone to landslides in its hilly areas, and to flooding on its plains during Impact Forecasting has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disasters that occurred worldwide Government officials in Jamaica announced that more than 18,309 small farms had been .

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