17 Jul 2012, Trinidad and Tobago - gov
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) of Trinidad and Tobago has integrated its Communities Ready and Organised for Emergencies initiative with Rotary International’s Peace Through Service 2012-2013 vision. The main goals of this joint project with Rotary are to build better and resilient communities and nations, while recognising the global effects of climate change and the dwindling economic resources available to all nations...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Flood | 2006 | 25,000 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 6,548 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.