A POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (TCI) CARICAD has been requested by the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to work with its Recovery Task Force to develop a post-hurricane Recovery Strategy for the Territory. The TCI was hit by both major hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. There was major damage and dislocation on several of the islands that comprise the territory. Some of the recovery efforts underway in TCI The St. Lucia Working Group has been led by Deputy Permanent Secretary Philomene Saint Clair. Minister at the time with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ubaldus Raymond gave his full endorsement. He stated publicly that, “I assure you that you have my full support, not only to develop a strategic plan, but to work assiduously and systematically to deliver service that brings greater convenience and benefits to our people. Our people deserve no less than that.” Franklyn Michael, CARICAD’s Programme Specialist has been using the well-established CARICAD methodology for Strategic Planning to develop the Plan with significant input from a Working Group. The methodology relies on: Presentation and discussion of Strategic Planning concepts Sharing of information and experiences Small-group discussions to generate ideas quickly from a broad base of group-knowledge Discussion and collation of ideas and suggestions in plenary sessions Follow-up work to edit outputs and set them in context for an early draft of the Strategic Plan The Working Group has been enthusiastic, competent, cooperative and supportive. 10 The strategy will be a comprehensive guide for the work that will be done over the next five years to restore the territory and enhance resilience. There will be priorities for three phases of work, the short, medium and long-term. The strategy deals with matters such as: Summaries of the damage and effects by sectors Guiding Principles The Strategic Direction for Recovery, including a Vision, Goals and Objectives Management of Recovery including Leadership and inert-agency coordination Implementation, focusing on priorities, Monitoring, Information Dissemination CARICAD undertook a similar assignment for the TCI after the territory was struck by hurricanes Hanna and Ike in 2009. That assignment was under the aegis of the UNDP.
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