World Bank2025-03-132025-03-132025-03-13https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42943Dominica is a Small Island Developing State located in the Eastern Caribbean between Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is a volcanic island with mountainous terrain that includes nine potentially active volcanic centers. The island's location, geology, and topography make it susceptible to several hydrometeorological and seismic hazards, including hurricanes, floods, landslides, and earthquakes. Dominica has a population of approximately 73,000. The island’s economy is largely based on agriculture and tourism. Climate change is expected to persist as a significant developmental and existential challenge to Dominica and other small island states. Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate change scenarios, Dominica is expected to be one of the countries most severely affected by climate change (per capita). The country has experienced increased frequency and severity of storms in recent years, keeping with climate change projections. One of the project's key activities is to assess geographic information system (GIS) user capacity in Dominica. This assessment identifies needs among the community of GIS users and highlights barriers related to institutional policies, technology, or expertise. It also highlights opportunities for capacity building, knowledge exchange, and cooperation among stakeholders, including government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. In addition to this geospatial capacity assessment, the Digital Earth for a Resilient Caribbean team is providing technical assistance to the GoCD on various initiatives, including the definition of institutional arrangements for the establishment of a GIS Unit, the capture and analysis of data on Dominica’s building stock, and the identification of training needs.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOGEOSPATIALSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (SDI)DATA COLLECTIONGISReportWorld Bank10.1596/42943https://doi.org/10.1596/42943