9th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management: The Road to Resilience

2015 will be an exciting year for the conference. As the theme suggests, this forum will be the first checkpoint for reporting on the progress made after two years of the implementation of the 2014-2024 Caribbean Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy. Consequently, a number of new initiatives will be unveiled. These include the Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) Framework for the CDM Strategy 2014-2024 and the baseline study. Together, these tools will provide decision-makers with information related to progress, gaps and lesson learnt in the implementation of CDM. The conference will also create a space for reflection on the progress of CDM over the last 10 years.

Conference Objectives:

• To review the progress of CDM in the region over the last two (2) iterations of the CDM Strategy
• To share the Monitoring, Evaluation and Review Framework for the CDM Strategy
• To highlight CDM Actions being undertaken in the context of the four outcomes (Institutional Strengthening, Knowledge Management, Sector Mainstreaming and Community Resilience) and identify priority actions to be undertaken
• To facilitate knowledge exchanges on pathways to resilience

Sessions and events

• Opening Ceremony
• CDM Strategy Reporting
• Plenary Sessions
• Panel Discussions
• Case studies built around research presentations
• Knowledge Market Place
• Conference Exhibition
• Youth Session
• Conference Tour
• Film Festival
• Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner

Topics

This year’s conference will examine key areas including:

• Institutional Strengthening
• Managing Knowledge for Resilience
• Mainstreaming of CDM at the sector level
• Gender mainstreaming in CDM
• The Status of Regional Building Codes

For more information please contact conferencecoordinator@cdema.org