Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
🌀 What happens when a country's worst-case hurricane scenario becomes reality?
When Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, years of disaster risk reduction and preparedness were put to the test.
The country had already invested in:
📊 Risk modelling and scenario planning
🚨 Early warning systems
🏗️ Stronger building codes
💰 Risk financing and insurance mechanisms
As a result, US$240 million in rapid insurance payouts was available to support recovery and response.
This is the power of acting on risk knowledge before disaster strikes.
🌍 Disaster resilience is not built during a crisis. It is built long before one arrives.
Because preparation protects lives, livelihoods, and economies.
🌀 What happens when a country's worst-case hurricane scenario becomes reality?
When Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, years of disaster risk reduction and preparedness were put to the test.
The country had already invested in:
📊 Risk modelling and scenario planning
🚨 Early warning systems
🏗️ Stronger building codes
💰 Risk financing and insurance mechanisms
As a result, US$240 million in rapid insurance payouts was available to support recovery and response.
This is the power of acting on risk knowledge before disaster strikes.
🌍 Disaster resilience is not built during a crisis. It is built long before one arrives.
Because preparation protects lives, livelihoods, and economies.
