Designing a Drought Monitoring System for Caribbean SIDS

There are limited drought studies for the Caribbean. This is concerning since not only one of most devastating disasters in region, but it also least understood disasters. Very few papers analyze new ways to identify and monitor this disaster. Another major arguable gap research Caribbean’s sole focus on meteorological disregard agricultural drought. an important omission because significant negative impacts has Caribbean occurs forestry sectors. Not considering monitoring systems means that a part phenomena overlooked. Therefore, study focused bridging gap. It sought establish system strengthen drought’s early warning. To accomplish this, three predetermined conditions drought, precipitation, land surface temperature vegetation were used derive Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), Temperature Condition (TCI) Vegetation (VCI), order conditions. The vulnerability map found SPI, TCI VCI all correlated with past events. produced map. study, therefore, aims build resilience by providing accurate information duration, intensity spatial variability droughts Small Island Developing States (SIDS).