Rebuilding Fisheries Livelihoods in Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands Following Hurricane Dorian - TCP/BHA/3703
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The northernmost islands of the Bahamas (Grand Bahama and Abaco) are regularly exposed to hurricanes The islands are of low elevation, rendering the communities vulnerable to flooding caused by the storm surges associated with storms and hurricanes Although the communities prepare themselves each year for the storm season, the consequences of these hurricanes for the livelihoods of the population and the economy of the islands are significant A large part of the local population depends on fisheries for its livelihood, and natural disasters such as hurricanes and tropical storms cause large scale and prolonged instability Hurricane Dorian impacted Grand Bahama and Abaco from 1 to 3 September 2019 for approximately 68 hours The category 5 hurricane devastated Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays, with the southern eye wall remaining “ for around 36 hours over Grand Bahama At the peak of the storm, sustained winds reached 298 km/h with gusts of up to 354 km/h Estimated rainfall was 305 381 mm/day and the storm surge was estimated to be as high as 5 5 7 m above sea level At least 13 000 homes and many other buildings, roads and structures were destroyed, mainly by strong wind and flood as a result of the storm surge The fishery sector is of critical importance for the two islands as it produces roughly 40 percent of the total Bahamian fishery production for export.