Strategies Of Resilience Against Flooding Planning In St.George’s,Grenada

Globally flooding claims the lives of countless people every year.It reaps havoc on economies,businesses and households alike.Inundation is the costly natural disaster on record and causes significant losses of human life and economic burdens to infrastructure and agriculture.Grenada suffered regularly due to the effects of climate change.However,there are limitations in data,some nonexistent while others are incomplete.The goal of this study is to propose the best suited strategies of resilience planning against flooding in St.George’s,Grenada.The methodology chosen was the probabilistic Risk analysis to map the study area,define its land use and calculate the return period and population growth in order to possibly predict future events and propose adequate solutions.The results show that implementing strategies of resilience on the island can greatly improve the economy,health and social life of the people.