{"id":29708,"date":"2020-07-09T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T05:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savoryandpartners.com\/uncategorized\/dominica-on-its-track-to-become-the-worlds-first-hurricane-proof-country\/"},"modified":"2020-08-13T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T08:51:14","slug":"dominica-on-its-track-to-become-the-worlds-first-hurricane-proof-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.savoryandparnters.com\/blog\/dominica-on-its-track-to-become-the-worlds-first-hurricane-proof-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica: On track to become the world\u2019s first ‘Hurricane-Proof’ country"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Hurricane Maria<\/a> destroyed Dominica in 2017, the devastation spurred an ambitious goal to fully adapt the island to climate change.<\/p>\n

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Hurricane Maria struck Dominica in September 2017, and more than 90% of the island’s structures were destroyed and leaves were ripped from trees. Today, the people of Dominica are rebuilding with the knowledge that climate change<\/a> could mean a future of storms like Maria.<\/p>\n

It started the evening on September 18, almost three years ago. The winds picked up; waves began crashing ashore with intensity; the skies darkened.<\/p>\n

Unbeknownst to the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica<\/a>, Hurricane Maria was slowly gathering the strength it needed to destroy over 90% of the island\u2019s structures, cripple its economy, and force a small country that did little to cause climate change to reckon with its consequences.<\/p>\n

Yet, despite the signs befalling Dominica, many residents say they were no more worried than usual. The tiny Caribbean island, after all, is no stranger to hurricanes. Situated in the eastern Caribbean, Dominica sits just over 500 miles northeast of Caracas, Venezuela and among a string of islands that stitch the Caribbean Sea<\/a> to the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

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