Nevertheless, some highly vulnerable countries, such as Grenada and Saint Lucia, confessed that they still do not have a hurricane early warning system. Fires were declared a priority by the Central American countries and Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. In the field of biological hazards, the overwhelming concern of the countries surveyed was dengue, especially hemorrhaging dengue. Given the potential devastation to their economies and populations, serious consideration should be given to a joint national and regional effort to minimize this hazard. Cholera and other water-borne diseases continue to raise concerns, particularly in Central America, Grenada, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Most member states have standard operational procedures for most aspects of disaster management.
Conclusions Beyond a doubt, the most valuable consequence of the survey was the growth in mutual knowledge by member states and the identification of productive areas for cooperation. Flooding and tsunami early warning systems. Training, education and awareness raising programs. Strengthening disaster management agencies. In addition, the survey helped to identify some 50 projects underway at the national level.