Build Back Better

This is the Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation report on the January 15 eruption, providing estimated costs of the physical damages caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami.

These documents present the background, context, effects, impact, recovery needs and recovery strategy of the devastation of the La Soufrière Volcanic Eruption on St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) within the context of a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).

This evaluation is intended to provide reliable and timely information to guide the formulation of short and long- term recovery strategies from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, framed in national and local development plans, the multi-year programming of the public sector and the National Development Strategy in the Dominican Republic.