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Caribbean: Reducing risks before disasters strike

'The strategy is very robust and I think the organization of the DDM is strong enough to back up the strategy and programming,' said Evan Green from Groupe-conseil basstel Itee...
Virgin Islands Platinum News and BVI Daily News, Platinum Investors Limited
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Canada: Caribbean disaster risk management fund seeks to help communities reduce risk

Leslie John Walling, Coordinator of the Fund, described this new regional facility as 'responsive, results-based and community centred'...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
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Caribbean disaster management conference demands that region prepares, not respond to disasters

'Vulnerability has been compounded by the frequency and severity of hazards,' stated Jeremy Collymore of CDERA...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Guanaja Island: photo coutesty of NASA/JSC
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Experts discuss coastal environmental challenges at annual meeting

ISDR system partner Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) to participate in a panel on challenges for the Caribbean’s coastal tourism environment at the 10th annual Caribbean conference on sustainable tourism development...
Antigua Sun, Sun Printing & Publishing Ltd.
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Monserrat: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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