6th annual Caribbean conference on comprehensive disaster management
The Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management. Organized by the Coordinating Unit of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Conference is the region’s largest gathering of professionals in the fields of disaster management and professionals from sectoral and thematic fields who have specific responsibilities in this area. Attending this event is an excellent opportunity to improve disaster risk management awareness and exchange information on good practices, while building stronger professional networks.
Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is the Caribbean’s regional contribution to the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, a blue print for global actions in Disaster Risk Reduction. In that regard, the Conference is a regional event of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) global platform and is structured to promote good practice, share ongoing research and chart the way forward for the advancement of CDM in the Caribbean.
Conference objectives
• To celebrate achievements and successes within the CDEMA System 1991 – 2011 and identify gaps
• To facilitate exchanges and lesson learning among CDM Stakeholders in related practice, research, products and tools
• To assess progress in the implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy 2007-2012
• To identify strategic opportunities for the management of disaster risk beyond 2012
• To identify opportunities and strategic approaches for mainstreaming disaster risk management at the level of decision and policy makers in Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning
Sessions
• Pro-Active Assistance & Post-Disaster Financial Instruments
• Resilient Cities Workshop
• Seminar on Flood Early Warning Systems
• Global Earthquake Model – Training Session
• The Genesis of Structured CARICOM Cooperation for Disaster Management
• Panel: CDM Reflection: 1991-2011 The changing face of disaster risk management in the Caribbean
• CDM Reflection: Retracing Steps, Celebrating Achievements, Distilling Gaps. Focus: Civil Society – A force of Change in Disaster Risk Management
• Effecting change from the bottom up: The Evolving Role of Civil Society in Disaster Risk Management
• Redefining Development – Scaling up Disaster Risk Management
• The changing space for applied science, education and Research in advancing Disaster Risk Management
• Triggers for Change: Perspectives on disaster response planning and operations
• Understanding the Impact: Strategies for Effectively Capturing Disaster Losses
• Capitalizing on the space for CDM within the Regional Climate Change Implementation Plan: “Delivering transformational change 2011-2021 - Implementing the Caribbean Regional framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change”
• Innovation in ICT: Applications for managing disaster risk
• The Human Side: Competencies and Skills for Effective Implementation of Comprehensive Disaster Management
• Strategies for Effective Disaster Risk Management Policy and Programming in Small States
• Integration and Mainstreaming – Policy Imperatives for Ministries of Finance and Economic Development Planning in Resilient Development