CARICAD has been requested by the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to work with its Recovery Task Force to develop a post-hurricane Recovery Strategy for the Territory. The TCI was hit by both major hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. There was major damage and dislocation on several of the islands that comprise the territory.

The strategy will be a comprehensive guide for the work that will be done over the next five years to restore the territory and enhance resilience. There will be priorities for three phases of work, the short, medium and long-term. The strategy deals with matters such as:

• Summaries of the damage and effects by sectors
• Guiding Principles
• The Strategic Direction for Recovery, including a Vision, Goals and Objectives
• Management of Recovery including Leadership and inert-agency coordination
• Implementation, focusing on priorities, Monitoring, Information Dissemination

CARICAD undertook a similar assignment for the TCI after the territory was struck by hurricanes Hanna and Ike in 2009. That assignment was under the aegis of the UNDP.