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Displaying 15 of about 25 results“Is it not better to avoid or minimise the loss of life, livelihoods, property, economic decline and negative images of Caribbean destinations by developing their institutional capacity and management systems for disaster risk management and climate change awareness than to face the fallout of such negative impacts?,” asked Gail Henry of the Caribbean T…
Ensuring the safety of residents and tourists is vital to one of the region's top economic earners - tourism and in this regard, the Government of Barbados is committed to assisting in the establishment and implementation of a sustainable tourism development programme.
According to the Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, his ministry has already collab…
The Jamaica Observer reports that Dr Barbara Carby will focus on risk management, with an emphasis on risk reduction, which she regards as a critical component of any effort to achieve sustainable development for the region.
The Haiti earthquake was a reminder that the beautiful Caribbean is one of the planet's most geologically active zones by Kathy Barret*.
Kingston - Better known for its hurricanes, the region that extends from the Cayman Islands in the west to the chain of Windward and Leeward islands is home to one of the earth's principal seismic belts.
With 7,000 i…
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.
Press Release 10-176: NSF Awards Grant for Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Natural Hazards Observational Network
COCONet will transform understanding of earthquakes, hurricanes in vulnerable region
How can we better understand and assess seismic and other natural hazards in the Caribbean and Central America?
What are the slip rates along active…
As the hurricane season begins, both private and public sectors call for community preparedness. In particular, the insurance industry advises homeowners get adequately insured.
The Disaster Management Office of the Cayman Islands Red Cross held its first meeting to discuss 2012 preparedness measures, reports the Caymanian Compass. In collaboration with Hazard Management Cayman Islands, the local Red Cross will establish Community Emergency Response Teams to ensure that community members are well-trained and prepared to identif…
On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction, Donovan Ebanks, deputy governor and chairman of the National Hazard Management Council, shares that the "Government recognises that community participation is a good thing and it is appropriate to empower communities and individuals and schools to take charge of their own disaster risk red…
Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries* are preparing to participate on 23 March in the first full-scale simulated tsunami alert exercise in the Caribbean. The goal is to test the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, which was established in 2005 by the countries of the regio…
The Canadian High Commission is pleased to launch a first call for proposals to the Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management (CCDRM) Fund.
The CCDRM Fund seeks to support, on a locally responsive basis, small projects that tangibly and practically reduce risk in vulnerable communities. Community groups, non-governmental organizations, and government…
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership to facilitate capacity building and to develop strategies for mitigating the physical and socio-economic impacts of 'natural' disasters,…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January and urged them to continue their engagement there, saying the country will need consistent assistance from the international community to recover.
“Your engagement is central to ensuring sus…
A new radar system funded by the European Union will start operating on 1 June, at the start of the hurricane season, reports Caymanian Compass.
“This is paramount to our hurricane warning system. Right now hurricanes can slip through the western Caribbean unnoticed because we don’t have coverage here,” stated Tyrone Sutherland, co-ordinating director…
PANAMA, 18 January, 2016 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has launched an awards scheme for 2016 which seeks to support national and regional efforts to reduce disaster loss and the impacts of climate change.
CDEMA includes some of the most disaster prone small island States in the world, exposed to sea-level rise, stor…