Help coordinate regional emergency preparedness and response effectively and efficiently to help the animal and the livestock sector.

More specifically the tool aims at alerting and informing; mobilizing and coordinating assistance when countries need help; following-up & reporting.

The ultimate goal is to help the agriculture sector mitigating animal loss and contribute to a faster recovery with safeguarding food production.

Analysis of the experience of a disaster that occurred in Trinidad and Tobago and learn from lessons on how the event was managed with the animal/livestock sector.

Background information: Trinidad suffered from severe flooding and animals were stranded. Leptospirosis was a high risk and the veterinary community started vaccinating dogs.

Many farmers lost all their livestock particularly poultry, small ruminants. Flooding is also a frequent disaster in Guyana and other parts of the Caribbean.

Expected output: lessons-learned and recommendations to improve national disaster plan.