This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic damage in Grenada following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The report is based on a rapid and remote post-disaster damage assessment that follows the established GRADE methodology. Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as a high-end Category 4 hurricane on July 1, 2024. Wind speeds ranged from a maximum of sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, to Category 1 hurricane force winds in the south-west of the main island of Grenada. The economic damage estimates and the key findings are summarized. This GRADE assessment is intended as a rapid remote estimate prepared within a short timeframe to inform early decision-making and is not intended as a substitute for detailed on-the-ground analysis which may be conducted in the weeks and months after an event. Various data sources were reviewed for this assessment. The GRADE assessment should be interpreted as a first-order estimation of direct damages, with a significant degree of reliability. However, GRADE’s outputs are still estimates - remote-based calculations that are influenced by and updated from available ground-based data. The objective of this report is to provide an estimate of the direct economic damage to physical assets caused by Hurricane Beryl in Grenada and to provide information on the spatial distribution of damages to support development of a roadmap for recovery and reconstruction.
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- Citation
- “ World Bank . 2024 . Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Report: Hurricane Beryl 2024 - Grenada: Report as of August 1, 2024 . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/42152 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
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- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
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- 34388706
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- 34388706
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- 37
- Published in
- United States of America
- Region country
- Grenada
- Report
- 193457
- Rights
- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
- UNIT
- Urban LCR (ILCUR)
- URI
- https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42152
- date disclosure
- 2024-09-13
- region administrative
- Latin America & Caribbean
- theme
- Disaster Risk Management,Disaster Preparedness,Disaster Risk Reduction,Disaster Response and Recovery,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Finance for Development,Finance,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Adaptation,Disaster Risk Finance,Flood and Drought Risk Management
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Table of Contents
- Disclaimer 2
- Acknowledgements 3
- Abbreviations 3
- Contents 4
- Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................ 2 4
- Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 3 4
- Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................. 3 4
- Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 4 4
- Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 5 4
- 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7 4
- 1.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 7 4
- 1.2 Summary of historical hurricanes and tropical storms .................................................... 8 4
- 1.3 Event description.............................................................................................................. 8 4
- 1.4 Reported impacts ........................................................................................................... 10 4
- 2.0 Direct Damage Estimation Methodology .............................................................................. 12 4
- 3.0 Results .................................................................................................................................... 16 4
- 4.0 Interpretation of results ........................................................................................................ 19 4
- 3.1 Social vulnerability the Unbreakable model ................................................................. 20 4
- 3.2 Potential gender impacts and considerations ............................................................... 21 4
- 3.3 Potential for structural improvements .......................................................................... 22 4
- 4.0 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 23 4
- Annex 1 Data sources .................................................................................................................. 25 4
- Annex 2 Historical hydrometeorological event descriptions ...................................................... 26 4
- Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 26 4
- Summary of events between 1850 and 1950 ........................................................................... 26 4
- Summary of events between 1950 and 2000 ........................................................................... 28 4
- Summary of events between 2000 and present day ................................................................ 30 4
- Annex 3 Virtual damage surveying methodology and results ..................................................... 33 4
- Annex 4 Overview of cost benefit analysis of structural improvements for SVG ....................... 35 4
- Executive Summary 5
- Carriacou 134.4 6
- Petite Martinique 9.6 6
- Saint Andrew 3.2 6
- Saint David .8 6
- Saint George 7.1 6
- Saint John 2.2 6
- Saint Mark 3.1 6
- Saint Patrick 14.6 6
- Total 58.5 53.0 63.4 43.1 218.0 6
- IslandsParish Residential Non-Residential Infrastructure Total Damage 6
- US mn Agriculture 6
- 1.0 Introduction 7
- 1.1 Context 7
- 1.2 Summary of historical hurricanes and tropical storms 8
- 1.3 Event description 8
- 1.4 Reported impacts 10
- 2.0 Methodology to estimate direct damages to physical assets 12
- 3.0 Results 16
- Carriacou 134.4 17
- Petite Martinique 9.6 17
- Saint Andrew 3.2 17
- Saint David .8 17
- Saint George 7.1 17
- Saint John 2.2 17
- Saint Mark 3.1 17
- Saint Patrick 14.6 17
- Total 58.5 53.0 63.4 43.1 218.0 17
- IslandsParish Residential Non-Residential Infrastructure Total Damage 17
- US mn Agriculture 17
- 4.0 Interpretation of results 19
- 3.1 Social vulnerability the Unbreakable model 20
- 3.2 Potential gender impacts and considerations 21
- 3.3 Potential recommendations for building physical resilience 22
- 4.0 Conclusions 23
- Annex 1 Data sources 25
- Annex 2 Historical hydrometeorological event descriptions 26
- Introduction 26
- Summary of events between 1850 and 1950 26
- Summary of events between 1950 and 2000 28
- Summary of events between 2000 and present day 30
- Annex 3 Virtual damage surveying methodology and results 33
- Annex 4 Overview of cost benefit analysis of structural 35
