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Project location(s) and salient characteristics relevant to the ES assessment [geographic, environmental, social]
Sint Maarten is a high-income constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is the most
densely populated country in the Caribbean with a population of roughly 38,000 in an area of 34 square km and a per
capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of U$25,381. In addition to the 38,000 registered inhabitants, there is a
significant group of unregistered migrants, estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 people.
Hurricane Irma severely damaged the economy of the country. Sint Maarten’s unemployment rate (6.2 percent) and
youth unemployment rate (23.8 percent) in 2017 significantly rose following the hurricane due to the shutting down
of tourism businesses.
The Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) Roof Repair project aims to ensure 200 households affected by hurricane Irma
have safe roofs at the end of the project, and households have increased knowledge on hurricane resistant housing
but mainly focusing on roof repairs. The proposed grant will complement the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) second
phases 1,000 homes-repair program objective. The identification of specific sites where the works will be
implemented will be defined as part of project implementation. However, based from the experience of NLRCs first
phase of the program, the project will target areas most at need where most households live either in some degree of
poverty, with lack of means to repair their homes. Certain areas are also characterized by fragmented communities |
