- Reformed and Expanded the National Emergency Management Organization to plan for and orchestrate disaster response H Built NEMO Satellite Warehouses in Barrouallie, Bequia, Georgetown, Marriaqua Mayreau, Noel, Rose Hall, and Union Island, to deliver assistance in the immediate aftermath of a disaster
- Enacted a Contingencies Fund to set aside readily accessible money for a “rainy day”
- Constructed sea defence works at Georgetown, Sans Souci and Shipping Bay, and commenced construction of Sea Defence at Sandy Bay. All told, these works will cost over [$200 million]
- Negotiated two successive $54 million packages with the World Bank to provide immediate assistance in the aftermath of a natural disaster
- Mainstreamed climate resilient engineering in all infrastructure works, to ensure that everything built will be resistant to climate change and weather events
- Undertaken a massive home reconstruction and rehabilitation programme to ensure that Vincentians live in climate resilient homes
- Implemented the Climate-Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA), in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, to improve the management of climate investments