Arts & Cultural Response 

The arts and culture scene can always provide a unique insight on to how communities respond to the trauma of natural disasters and the frustrations surrounding the progress forward in the aftermath. Dominica is home to a unique eclectic range of art, some art originating right from Dominica’s soil, with all artists add their own creole flavor. Lennox Honychurch in his book The Dominica Story: A History of the Island goes into depth on how Dominica's cultural landscape evolved from African and European traditions.

 

Investing in the arts and cultural landscape is vital in Dominica’s push for climate resilience since resilience also requires communities that can work together and understand one another with one goal. It is important to never underestimate the power that art possesses in speaking for communities that are invisible to most and in making people feel seen and heard.