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It’s clear that lives and money can be saved if Caribbean countries can make more effective use of ICT systems in disaster planning and response, but much more attention needs to be given to the development of the expertise required to implement these systems and to keep them running. It is therefore important to find ways to increase the size of the ICT talent pool in the Caribbean...
'Expected benefits include; lowered risk of loss of life and property from the impacts of hazards and disasters; greater food security and improved soil and water conservation; greater public understanding of climate change and land degradation issues'...
'Women and girls are powerful agents of change because they have shown examples of their ability to manage disaster risks,' said the Premier of Nevis. In celebration of Disaster Reduction, month-long activities will take place on Nevis, with free Step UP for Disaster Risk Reduction T-shirts to be provided to female participants!
'We are happy this year that the UN has seen fit to acknowledge contributions made by women, as unsung heroines continue to lead the way in disaster management in their communities. So we welcome the opportunity to honour their strides,' said Mrs. Telca Wallace, NEMA’s Districts Coordinator...
'The Caribbean is the second most vulnerable region to natural hazards which fuels the realisation that our vulnerability can either be negatively or positively impacted by what we do or do not do,' said CDEMA community specialist Mrs. Velda Octave-Joseph...
'The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is developing a harmonised protocol ensuring that all general Disaster Management components are considered including environmental and gender issues', said one participant, a 26-year disaster management specialist...
'The theme this year is Making Youth Partners for Disaster Risk Reduction... which underscores the importance of redefining our disaster management approach, to embrace contributions from children through partnerships that can be forged with them'...
'Schools can be an important catalyst in the overall risk reduction agenda and what this project aims to do is to develop a toolkit to move the process of knowledge enhancement forward,' said Dr. Balfour Spence...
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.