REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM Strength Through Unity MEETING ON

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REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM Strength Through Unity MEETING ON SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL

REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM Strength Through Unity MEETING ON SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLANDS AND LOW-LYING COASTAL DEVELOPING STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN “HOW WILL COVID-19 MOST LIKELY CHANGE TRANSNATIONAL AND TRANS-REGIONAL THREAT VECTORS AND ORGANISATIONS AND WORSEN VULNERABILITIES INCLUDING ITS CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECT ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE” 25 JUNE 2020 CAPTAIN (N) E R SHURLAND 1

NUMBER OF DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS TIME PANDEMIC APPROX # OF DEATHS

NUMBER OF DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS TIME PANDEMIC APPROX # OF DEATHS 1918 Spanish Flu 50 million 1957 Asian Flu 1, 000+ 1968 Hong Kong Flu 1, 000 1990 s to present Cholera More than 3, 000 2002 -2003 SARS 800 2009 H 1 N 1 151, 000 to 575, 000 2012 MERS 850 2014 Ebola 11, 000 2019 COVID-19 457, 000

TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO THE REGION • PANDEMICS • CLIMATE, WEATHER, RESOURCE AND ENERGY-RELATED. •

TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO THE REGION • PANDEMICS • CLIMATE, WEATHER, RESOURCE AND ENERGY-RELATED. • FOOD SECURITY • INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FLOWS • CROSS BORDER CYBER-BASED ACTIVITIES • HUMANITARIAN CRISES

MULTIFACETED IMPACT • ECONOMIC PROSPERITY • SOCIAL – PUBLIC HEALTH • GOVERNANCE • PUBLIC

MULTIFACETED IMPACT • ECONOMIC PROSPERITY • SOCIAL – PUBLIC HEALTH • GOVERNANCE • PUBLIC SECURITY

ECONOMIC IMPACT Many countries will fall into economic contraction, in weaker regions a possible

ECONOMIC IMPACT Many countries will fall into economic contraction, in weaker regions a possible recession Oil prices drastically decreased – Hard impact on global economy and Latin America Employment percentage will decrease and mass firing by big corporates seems inevitable

COVID-19 CRIMINAL IMPACT • GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTED • LESS MARITIME TRAFFIC • REDUCED

COVID-19 CRIMINAL IMPACT • GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTED • LESS MARITIME TRAFFIC • REDUCED TRAFFIC AT THE AIR & SEA PORTS • FREEDOM OF ACTION TO MOVE THEIR COMMODITIES WAS IMPEDED • US NAVAL PRESENCE IN CARIBBEAN SEA OFF VENEZUELA (SOURCE COUNTRY) • LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC OF GO FAST BOATS • LITTLE TO NO INTEL • DIVERSIFICATION OF DRUGS TO OTHER AREAS/NEW OPPORTUNITIES • TRAFFICKING - FAKE MEDICINE & SUPPLIES, PPE ON THE MARKETS • COUNTERFEIT GOODS • INCREASED LOCAL CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA

POTENTIAL THREAT BEHAVIOUR POSTCOVID • CYBER CRIME • IRREGULAR MIGRATION • COUNTERFEITING ALL OF

POTENTIAL THREAT BEHAVIOUR POSTCOVID • CYBER CRIME • IRREGULAR MIGRATION • COUNTERFEITING ALL OF THIS UNDERMINES THE LEGITIMATE ECONOMY

RECOMMENDATIONS • DATA-DRIVEN & INTELLIGENCE PLANNING • MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HEALTH SECURITY GOVERNANCE SYSTEM • PRIORITIZE

RECOMMENDATIONS • DATA-DRIVEN & INTELLIGENCE PLANNING • MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HEALTH SECURITY GOVERNANCE SYSTEM • PRIORITIZE CYBER SECURITY • FOCUS ON PARTNERSHIPS • MAKE FULL USE OF LEGISLATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM Strength Through Unity Thank you for your attention Muchas gracias por

REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM Strength Through Unity Thank you for your attention Muchas gracias por su atención Obrigado pela vossa atenção Je vous remercie de votre attention Captain (N) Errington R Shurland Email: errington. shurland@rss. org. bb Website: www. rss. org. bb 9