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Demand Urgent Action on Climate Resilience and Storm Preparedness in the Caribbean
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Target: U.S. Congress, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Goal: We call on the U.S. government and international agencies to immediately strengthen support for climate resilience, restore funding to critical weather services, and take bold action to address the root causes of increasingly severe hurricanes.
Hurricane Erin’s explosive intensification and the devastation it threatens across the Caribbean are a stark warning: climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous, and communities are being left vulnerable by underfunded disaster response systems.
Despite repeated warnings from scientists, budget cuts and layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have undermined the ability of the U.S. and its neighbors to forecast and respond to deadly storms. Meanwhile, fossil fuel emissions continue to heat the oceans, providing the energy for storms like Erin to become catastrophic in record time.
We must act now to protect lives and build resilience. The people of the Caribbean and coastal regions deserve robust disaster preparedness, early warning systems, and a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to prevent even worse disasters in the future.
Key Demands
- Restore and increase funding for NOAA and the National Hurricane Center to ensure robust forecasting and early warning systems.
- Provide immediate disaster relief and resilience funding to Caribbean nations and U.S. territories impacted by Hurricane Erin.
- Implement a comprehensive plan to phase out fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy to address the root causes of climate change.
- Support climate adaptation infrastructure in vulnerable communities, including flood defenses, emergency shelters, and resilient housing.
- Ensure that disaster response and recovery efforts prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable, including low-income and marginalized communities.
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