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Additionally, the government has partnered with a private company to build a 10
- 15 MW geothermal plant which will be in operation by 2021.
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When compared by area, SVG is ranked globally
as the second most disaster prone country.
As part of the Caribbean, SVG is in the Atlantic Hurricane Belt. For this reason,
damaging hurricanes and flash floods hit the area almost every year. Added to this
annual threat, it is predicted that climate change will negatively affect the region
by increased intensity of hurricanes, rising sea levels, decreasing rain falls and
ascending temperatures.
With hurricanes and tropical storms getting stronger and more damaging, the
country will see more landslides and soil and coastal erosion. Furthermore, sea
level rise and storm surges will affect the towns and fishing villages all over the
country. This will have a direct impact on 85% of the population because they live
less than 5 meters above sea level.
Additional country facts:
Source: Wikimedia Commons
