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New pressures from climate change and evolving socioeconomic conditions after the COVID-19 pandemic increase vulnerability, while some earlier resilience measures no longer fit the emerging threat landscape. This policy note outlines priority resilience actions to sustain development by improving government efficiency, strengthening households and businesses, and reducing physical damage risks from climate change.","Pub lic Disc losure Authorized  \nCaribbean countries have a history of dealing with large economic and natural hazards, from swings in global commodity prices to hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Over time, the region has put in place mechanisms to respond to these threats, and despite recurring losses from shocks, has been able to achieve long-term development progress. Caribbean countries, however, are vulnerable to new challenges posed by climate change and changing socioeconomic contexts after the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementing a set of priority resilience measures can help sustain development in the region in the face of these new and intensifying threats.  \nThis policy note is drawn from 360° Resilience: A Guide to Prepare the Caribbean for a New Generation of Shocks.  \nCaribbean countries are threatened by a wide range of natural and economic hazards. The region is exposed to hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Specializing in tourism and commodity exports, these nations are also disproportionately exposed to the variations of faraway economic cycles. As a result of natural hazards, the region lost the equivalent of 3.6 percent of GDP per year in recent decades, compared to 0.3 percent for developing countries as a whole.  \nIn the face of these threats, Caribbean countries have built relatively high resilience over time. Despite repeated shocks, the region has mostly been able to achieve long-term development progress, and many nations have high per capita incomes. The severity of both natural and economic hazards is poised to grow, however. Many of the resilience measures that have worked for the region are poorly suited to the challenges of a changing climate and a post-COVID-19 tourism sector. Countries have also spent down fiscal capacity dealing with past crises.  \nThis policy note describes priority measures that can help Caribbean countries better weather the shocks of the future, exacerbated by climate change. It focuses on increasing the efficiency of government, empowering households and businesses, and reducing the risk of physical damage caused by climate change.  \nPreparedness, regional coordination, and quick economic rebounds have helped the Caribbean weather shocks  \nWhile natural disasters do slow GDP growth in the Caribbean, countries generally rebound within a few years. For many economic sectors, hurricane impacts on economic activity tend to last less than 12 months. A year after a storm, Caribbean construction and trade have usually recovered, while in agriculture and the hotel and restaurant industry, growth typically remains depressed. On average, Caribbean countries  \n1  \nPOLICY NOTE: 360° RESILIENCE  \nreceive the equivalent of several percentage points of GDP per year in remittances, providing an income buffer that is unaffected by natural disasters.  \nThe region has also emphasized preparedness. A survey of the Caribbean tourism industry conducted in 2020 found that 82 percent of responding businesses feel at least somewhat prepared to deal with a natural hazard. Nearly all respondents (97 percent) have prepared in some way, by training staff, purchasing insurance, or acquiring infrastructure, such as electric generators (figure 1). And like the private sector, national governments and regional organizations have demonstrated readiness for extreme events. Atthe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional bodies like the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency and Caribbean Public Health Agency helped procure testing equipment, coordinate response logistics, and acquire medical supplies. 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