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Safe Cities Asia 2015 is the region’s largest and most comprehensive smart resilience conference, bringing together 350 senior professionals. With over 70% of the audience from the public sector including Mayors, Chief Information Officers, Chief Security Officers,…
The Department of Disaster Management in the British Virgin Islands celebrated the theme of the 2011 International Day for Disaster Reduction.
The activities included:
- a feature address by the Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, Minister for Education and Culture and was broadcast via local radio and TV stations as well as local online media
- a press releas…
Main findings, comparative analysis and lessons learned from adaptation and DRR projects in SIDS, LDCs and Latin America. How these projects, tools and information help decision makers address adaptation needs with DRR and development planning.
At the 8th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS) held in Melbourne, Australia, 3-6 May 2011, the ICG decided to hold Working Group intersessional meetings at the end of 2011.
Working Group 1 on Tsunami Risk Assessment and Reduction
The Working Group 1 intersessiona…
This National Disaster Risk Management Policy aims to respond to the constitutional mandate to identify priorities to guide Government objectives and strategies in order to guarantee the security and safety of our citizens and their property and to safeguard our natural resources against natural or human-induced disasters.
It is the objective of the Mi…
Management of disasters and emergencies in Papua New Guinea had been undertaken in accordance with the Disaster Management Act. The present National Disaster Centre management arrangements will be absorbed in the Authority whose responsibilities will also encompass the disaster management responsibilities, which will, largely, include environment and di…
This report reviews the availability of data in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.
Document submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for presentation to the Conference of Parties.
An Act to provide for a more effective organisation of the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters.
The Saint Lucia National Plan, its summary, sections and subsections can be consulted in the NEMO for free or on the Internet on the Saint Lucia Official Webpage (see links below).
The Saint Lucia National Emergency Plan was revised during the period of August 2001 and February 2003. The revision was made by two consultants: Mr. William Gowen and Mr.…
This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduction, and therefore agrees that the best way to tackle this vulnerability is by incorporating comprehensive d…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
This act provides for the organization, functioning, powers and responsibilities of Emergency Management Cook Islands, and for the elaboration of national disaster plans.
This act provides for the organization, functioning, powers and responsibilities of the National Disaster Committee and the National Disaster Management Office of Vanuatu, and for the elaboration of national and provincial disaster plans.
This act provides for the functioning and powers of the Department of Disaster Management of British Virgin Islands, and regulates the establishment of National Disaster Management Council, the functioning of emergency operations centres and shelters, the obligations of public officers and other persons, the national alert system and threatened hazard a…