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waiting for the hurricane in the caribbean town is such a time honored preoccupation it inspired its own pop song. the strong storms started battering the shores every late summer each local scheme to see as the toll but they are otherwise bountiful nature but one. prophecy was finally fulfilled in the matter all with few hours seventy thousand citizens of the eastern caribbean nation of dominique learned there was indeed nowhere they could hide. to wait for don as you all know. or we can my ria is heading in our direction.

toward people we are told i don't want your story because now they are like puerto rico to me and say one frantic scramble for supply. this used to be a dream family house by the waterfall tucked in at the foot of the mountain requested by hummingbirds a place of seclusion and you need to with nature that in the city family thought was strong enough to withstand any weather. we were all on the expectation of of a storm a serious storm but. in the early afternoon we are expecting a category two or a category three. the rain was very very heavy but we focus here because a couple of years prior we had a very significant revenge and it was frightening. but by the time we got to four five o'clock b.b.q.

macare they were very very four by the time it reached. eight o'clock at night it was a category five and we knew we should not be here. that you cars parked outside by the hurricane without a trace the house was flooded with a month but if you personal treasures and above all the lives were spared. greg the father had his lack and rapes broken but the boulder is that now dog the backyard a sizable enough to inspire a sense of appreciation for me the most important part of the experience was. raising what's important and the end of it you. realize you have life you have your family nothing else that important and you start from there. surrendering to say may be the most natural human response in the face of disaster but in the case of the eastern caribbean it is not that

straightforward. many here believe that what turns regular storms into a category five hurricanes has more to do with human activity than bad luck domenica used to market itself as a paradise island with its lush and pristine flora some of the scenes from the pirates of the caribbean were shot here at precisely because of the breathtaking views but now it's forest is more akin to mirkwood from the hobbit movies and the overnight change from eden to how is what the global warming in base part of the world is like fast. unfortunately not fictional. temperatures in the caribbean to have reason by one degree centigrade over the last century which as scientists suggest has a supercharging a fact under storms not only do they become stronger but they also become more frequent obliterating everything in their path. after the hurricane i went to the

different sections of the island so. we had major landslides we had a lot of trees and on the grown we we knew. there was a category six. the many because forest used to be its biggest pride more than sixty percent of the island's territory had protected status but the hurricane turned the field of greenery into despondency of grey and brown but just a few working vehicles and a handful of specialists the local forestry department is overwhelmed by the scale of the challenge. we are seeking assistance from abroad. is not what. would hunger. if we heard. we could get assistance from. a growing local community they'd be willing to do and

. securing for the trees is not easy especially when people with their despair. three months after the hurricane most of the island's households still lack electricity and those are the fortunate ones some lost their homes altogether this is dominic his primary school which has been turned into a temporary shelter that houses some of the most vulnerable victims of the hurricane with children the elderly mentally disabled and every day people who leave here has by these signs extolling bally's like responsibility caring fair in this respect and perhaps wondering when some of that would be afforded to them. evelyn is sixty four years old for much of her life just across the street at the botanical gardens in just a matter of hours maria uprooted her family lives for ever living down at the mercy of others. or you are what you know so you see where you will go what you can do.

for you to have no land anywhere that you can view that anything being. a hope to be out of here by christmas and there is a good chance of that happening then initial shortage of building materials is less accurate now to a large degree international help. marie spock is helping to coordinate the dozens of descended on dominique a in recent months in a country where bridges and telephone towers are gone the with the wind the logistics of help is no less challenging than securing help in the first place we have an online system. to track contributions and we're now reaching we've reached forty eight point six percent of the total funding required in different sectors in the in the field of strength there i know that. it's coming

through the level is increasing because everybody realizes that there's a huge. crisis here ninety percent of the houses lost. or are being destroyed so it's an obvious reconstruct reconstruction forty nine percent is lost in the heart of forty eight point six it's less than half but it's pretty good for an appeal and here comes the tricky part pulling yourself from the rubble is hard enough when you think the worst is over but what if the worst is yet to come how do you rebuild when the next hurricane may be even more destructive and who exactly should pay for it the international community has devised a fairly functional system of disaster response once a calamity strikes various u.n. agencies and international n.g.o.s descend on an afflicted country to offer immediate support that has been the case in domini but the problem with this kind of pain relief is that it only helps people to live another day what countries like

dominick i have been asking for is an international effort to strengthen their defenses specifically in the face of climate change and richer countries have noted politely and kick the can down the road. the most recent un climate change conference proved to be one of the largest international gatherings germany has ever hosted over twenty five thousand delegates flew in from all over the world for ten days of panel discussions networking and grandstanding. many visit today is in doubt of mission that the threat from climate change is real . serious and is growing overnight. it was here in the group of nations who are already leaving the effects of climate change to their plea to the world's biggest greenhouse gas and meters they ask to reframe the debate from what the polluters should or should not do into how the victims should

cold. something that could be a major game changer for many in the caribbean the practical absence of alex tricity and the very spotty telecom coverage here means being almost completely cut off from the international news though trans global warming escapades or the indignation of his critics are equally irrelevant in the way they all are fake news because what matters down here is not what drives climate change but what should be done about it the trumpet ministrations pullout from the paris climate deal has prompted lots of righteous scoring which somewhat obfuscate the fact that even those who support the deal don't quite practice what they preach germany which portrays itself as the champion of climate conscientiousness is likely to see if c o two emissions rise for the second pier in the row not surprisingly the big

gathering in bonn decided that island nations concerns can wait another year. of global dominic as prime minister says that's because the global north and the global south have a different sense of urgency it's a bit depressing. to your friends it's about a community with political challenges which countries are developed we would need to cool to create employment and to generate energy for the solution so we're not alone full of the need for him to do what they have to do always is. with actions. the. international community may think that it's singing from the same hymn sheet on climate change but devotion is often more rhetorical than practical those who pollute the most also happen to hold the keys to salvation. this

irony is nowhere more pressing down in dominicans cathedral of our lady of fairhaven in this catholic community maria came to do you know the biggest disaster to ever be for the parish and the biggest hope for the future. in the aftermath of the harry came people came here in search of consolation but even here there is a recognition that the issue of climate change is not exclusively in god's hands is very important just in god because we do not have the strength to fight. over disposition. to have a disposition not with the laws not. that comes from god but we also have to to to kill. as much as we can. while most churches in dominique over damaged by the hurricane there is one place that escaped the wrath of the

elements and there on the is known to every islander for her savory broth and equally reinvigorating wrong punch the tea secret recipe is that how domini can so keep their spirits after maria. miranda has seen many powerful storms in her life but says this one felt different. to that one with. you here. or is. it was more and more dreams are not. known for her biting tongue around the says people should stop whining and get of their backsides that is of course after having a drink or two. people drink when they're happy a drink even more when they're sad is probably be only business and dominic that wasn't negatively affected by the hurricane but here it's hugh people like me sober

when i've comes to change in weather patterns and they have little idea how to pull the rest of the world complete with. this blessing in disguise attitude is not lost on the local government either dominica has long struggled with high youth and particularly male unemployment which at least partially is a consequence of the laid back east those so common in the tropics. the prime minister hopes that with a little help from abroad he can turn a challenge into an opportunity the task really is to seek to rebuild the lives of the people who want to go but unity to to create the world's first climate resilient nation and ensuring that what we can do for self by ourselves to mitigate the good. from our condition but we would like to see a greater effort on the part of the international community especially those of us

who expose all support for climate change and for the effects of climate change and for us to take action. to protect. and some of that has already started regular steve who barely survived maria while trapped in his house is now focused on building his business he simply has owned this hotel for three generations each one of them how to repair the damage inflicted by the raging elements you have a very sure all no connection to your life and you don't want to leave it and you want to continue to invest in the one can do to rebuild and that's still there but certainly if we get something like this in two years and then another two years then it's a question of. whether you continue to invest. for that. that's not going to be the case. tourism accounts for about a third of delmonico's income the industry got

a kick after previous storms ravaged agriculture and the country decided to diversify its economy now that both sectors look increasingly vulnerable in the face of climate change dimon he could count on the international community not only for help but also to let it earn a living. can as green represents the local association of industry and commerce we made by the oil lamp as ninety five percent of the country still lacks electricity but he says dominica citizenship for investment program could be that the rate of hold this is that many can prosper if. it gives you the ease of travel through all the one hundred twenty five to thirty one hundred thirty countries in the woods and these are free. and basically for many people it's peace of mind. trading citizenship currently fills over

a third of the country's budget but that income is just as precarious as the changing weather patterns the rich countries battle against offshore and takes haven destinations is waged in the name of transparency but it is also guided by self interest in a way it's a lot like the debate on climate change do as they say but not as i do let's be clear. many of us who countries who are more go coach of. it is reflective of the incentives in united states and germany in. those people who represent. support b. c. we need people to be here for more. people. but at the same. they're. offering services financial

services to people from outside the. us the offer. of a warning. these days now make of claiming the gains and offloading the pain is as old as the world but it clearly has its limits so far those limits make themselves evident in countries most dependent on nature but when it comes to changing climate a planet is not much different from an island sooner or later there will be nowhere we can hide the dominicans have internalized this in a way that brings together science and superstition prior to my rear hurricane david of nine hundred seventy nine it was the biggest horror story in dominick of collective history the winds were so strong they believe these big tree dahlan on the. nobody was hurt but the locals were so that by this near a mess they turned it into their. first hurricane monument the one that unlike almost everything else on this island was totally unscarred by hurricane maria.

as maria was ravaging through the island lobel royer sat in his studio mass mara's by its force one of the many his most prolific artist has long been inspired by the living things around him but the events of that night in september stirred his imagination in a new way out of a long list of ideas based on the hurricane but i haven't started them yet but the thing that struck me the most was that i believe this is of the leaves were plastered all over the windows on the walls and so on so it inspired me to do a series of been. portraits and so on and plus the needs of the show with the strength of the wind and the hardship of the hurricane. the hurricane destroyed people's homes but the warm caribbean the winter allowed many to survive under the open sky the water system was damaged but the reverse came to an immediate rescue

this way of life may seem extinct to most of us but it took only a few hours to bring it back. bringing the extinct back to life it is actually domenico specialty the symbol of this country is the sister of parrots now found only on this island with climbers with powerful of wings these birds are also shy and difficult to approach. just before my rear efforts to protect their habitat managed to increase the population to several hundred given the damage to the forest there are fears that the numbers of back to a few dozen it is one of the most. very important lives on the island we need to to kill because the population is very large the moment very variable to bring in captivity but a little specialty is you have to be dia you have to be there to be morning to birds because you have very special animals the most. so you have to have good food

for that they would use to move the chicks and the makeshift parrot hospital at delmonico's botanical gardens now hosts a dozen of injured birds the local joke is that they have better lives than their caregivers which is not dot far from the truth. once their wounds heal they will be released back into the forest which many here are confident will be back to its better self in just a few years provided of course that there is no another hurricane supercharge not only by human activity but also human procrastination leaving.

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