The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) submits this report, pursuant to Section 7019(e) of Division K of P.L. 117-328, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, which incorporates by reference the requirements of House Report H. Report 118-146 on strengthening disaster resilience in the Caribbean region:
Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, detailing the uses and intended uses of all funds provided by this Act and prior acts for strengthening the resilience of countries in the Caribbean against natural disasters.
Congress has directed USAID to use $17 million in fiscal year (FY) 2023 Development Assistance funds to design and implement interventions in the Caribbean that enhance island disaster recovery and resilience capacity and help the region to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Building off of similar prior year allocations for disaster resilience in Fiscal Year 2021 and 2022, these funds will allow USAID to address resilience-related issues and gaps in the Caribbean region, and will complement and build upon USAID Missions’ bilateral programs focused on building resilience to climate change.
In 2022, USAID launched the Caribbean Vision for Climate and Disaster Resilience (see Attachment 1) as a unifying framework for climate and disaster resilience programming in the Caribbean region. Programs under the Caribbean Vision directly support USAID’s 2022-2030 Climate Strategy goals and contribute to U.S. Government initiatives like the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030) and the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). USAID, in consultation with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Office of Caribbean Affairs, has reviewed disaster resilience activities to ensure that they will support and advance the goals of these initiatives.
