After Ivan, Dean, Sandy, Irma, Maria and Melissa, the question is the same: how do communities get ready, and how do they recover faster? I build risk profiles, readiness tools and knowledge networks with the Caribbean Development Bank, IDRC and UK research councils, and evaluate emergency responses.
Community readiness tool and risk profiles for CDB's disaster risk fund in three countries
Caribbean Resilience and Recovery Knowledge Network across Dominica, Montserrat and Grenada
TOPIM cyclone intensity model with Maynooth University and Irish Aid
Independent evaluation of the Red Cross Hurricane Sandy response
Co-Investigator
Irish Aid, Our Shared Ocean Programme
A cyclone intensity model that accounts for ocean heat to give better estimates of extreme wind, surge and waves. I also redesigned the technical cooperation abstract for a follow-on IDB operation, which is still being finalised.
Caribbean region
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Principal Investigator
UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
A research network that brought scientists, governments and communities together to learn from recovery after Irma and Maria.
Dominica, Montserrat, Grenada
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Principal Investigator
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Community risk profiles and learning products for the CDB fund, from Trinityville and Savanna-la-Mar to Toledo and Tortola.
Belize, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Principal Investigator
Westmoreland Municipal Corporation
Training for municipal staff in Westmoreland on adaptation and risk reduction tools they could apply in local planning.
Jamaica
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Community Assessment of Readiness Tool (CART)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) · Belize, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Connecting Communities for Climate and Disaster Risk Preparedness
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) · Dominica
Evaluation of Hurricane Sandy Emergency Appeal Operations
IFRC · Jamaica