According to information received from the World Food Programme (WFP) on a 6-month period, Greece’s relevant financial support (€300,000) has begun to enable significant progress in some of the most climate-vulnerable parts of the world. Also due to El Niño, the region’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are already facing frequent and severe climate disasters—including storms, floods, droughts, and landslides—that put pressure on livelihoods, food security, and national response systems. Greece’s contribution helps the WFP and national partners move beyond emergency response toward early recovery, strengthening resilience, and boosting national preparedness and preventive systems.
WFP has co-developed a one-year pilot initiative in Dominica, in partnership with the national NGO “IAmovement”, focused on nature-based solutions to reduce disaster risks and support early recovery. The project targets high-risk, landslide-prone areas, particularly within the Kalinago Territory, where climate shocks disproportionately affect indigenous communities.
Activities to date have laid the foundation for direct community-level impact, including environmental and social risk screening, planning and mobilisation of vetiver planting material, and partner contracting. Once implemented, the pilot will stabilize vulnerable slopes, protect community assets and support climate-resilient livelihoods for indigenous households, while also creating opportunities for future income generation linked to vetiver-based value chains.
In parallel, WFP has initiated a structured, consultative process to strengthen anticipatory action and evidence-based decision-making in disaster preparedness and response. Engagement has commenced with national authorities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica, focusing on assessing existing climate, vulnerability and social protection data systems. This work is designed to ensure that forecasts can be more effectively linked to national response mechanisms enabling earlier, faster and more targeted actions such as cash or food assistance ahead of climate shocks. By prioritizing feasibility assessments and institutional mapping at this stage, WFP is supporting the development of government-owned, sustainable systems that can ultimately benefit thousands of shock-affected households across the region.