DRRP Newsletter Issue #2: Disasters, impacts and response in OACPS countries

This second edition of the newsletter focuses on Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean islands. Beyond its scale of destruction, Melissa offers a powerful lens through which to examine preparedness, risk financing, response coordination and the transition to resilient recovery.

As illustrated in this issue, preparedness measures and pre-arranged financial instruments significantly reduced the time gap between impact and action. Yet the experience also revealed persistent challenges in institutional coordination, recovery monitoring and long-term resilience planning. Importantly, Melissa reaffirmed that recovery is not a short-term humanitarian phase but a development pathway, requiring integrated systems that combine risk assessment, financing, coordination and sustained monitoring.

Access the online DRRP Newsletter Issue #2 here: https://drrp.interactive-catalogue.com/newsletter-mar-2026/?page=1