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This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Trinidad and Tobago, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, earthquake, storm and tsunami.
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...
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management takes this opportunity of International Women’s Day to focus on the important role of women in disaster risk management and to commemorate and highlight their outstanding contribution...
If children are empowered and provided with the resources and opportunity to take action, they will become the catalysts of simple yet effective strategies to make their homes safer and create resilient communities...
This policy aims to provide policy guidance for the development of an appropriate administrative and legislative framework, in harmony with other sectoral policies, for the pursuance of a low-carbon development path for Trinidad and Tobago.
Each year, the ODPM partners with the Ministry of Education to host two Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop for Teachers, in order to enhance their knowledge of all hazards (natural and human-induced) which affect our twin-island Republic...
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.