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Topic: What were the steps taken by Grenada, to regain normalcy after hurricane Ivan.
Thesis: Three steps were taken by Grenada to regain normalcy after hurricane Ivan, firstly, they seek financial aid for recovery, Secondly, implement an immediate response strategy and one last point is to develop an agency of reconstruction and development programme.
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Seeking Financial aid for Recovery Grenada saw the need to seek financial aid for recovery in order to fill the financial gap created by hurricane Ivan.
Immediate Response Strategy Secondly, during the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, Grenada implemented an immediate response strategy to aid in the crisis created by hurricane Ivan.
Agency for Reconstruction and Development Programme
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The execution of those plans gave the country some order as to how to bring back the country to what it was or even …show more content…
(2007). Post-disaster Early Recovery in a Caribbean Small Island Developing State: The Case of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada (2004): Best Practices and Lessons Learned (p. 15). Marine Gardens, Hastings, Barbados: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the OECS, UN House. Retrieved from http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/content/dam/rblac/docs/Research%20and%20Publications/Crisis%20Prevention%20and%20Recovery/UNDP_RBLAC_The%20CaseofHurricaneIvan.pdf
Grenada National Hazard Mitigation Plan. (2006) (pp. 8-9). Retrieved from http://www.cdema.org/projects/champ/docs/grenada_national_hazard_mitigation_plan.pdf
Grenada: A Nation rebuilding an assessment of reconstruction and economic recovery one year after Hurricane Ivan. (2005). Retrieved from http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLACREGTOPHAZMAN/Resources/grenanda_rebuilding.pdf
Grenada: Dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. (2009). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 1 April 2018, from https://reliefweb.int/report/grenada/grenada-dealing-aftermath-hurricane-ivan Thesis: Several steps were taken by Grenada to regain normalcy after hurricane Ivan, three of which are; they seek financial aid for recovery, implement an immediate response strategy, and develop an agency of reconstruction and development programme, all three steps followed in the sequence

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