Posted December 10, 2007
Bridgetown, Barbados, (CDERA) - The Caribbean Disaster
Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) in association with its
Partners will host the second Caribbean Conference on
Comprehensive Disaster Management at the Hilton Barbados,
Needham’s Point, Barbados, December 10-14, 2007. The
Conference, being held under the theme “Changing Landscape
of Caribbean Disaster Management – Vision Becoming Reality”,
is a high level forum for assessing the region’s progress in
disaster risk reduction and charting the way forward in
building disaster resilience through CDM. This event will
also contribute to the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR) global platform.
High ranking Government Officials from CDERA Participating
States will address key issues of CDM implementation in
relation to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME),
safety and security within a single space in emergency
management and response and disaster management within the
national development portfolio. Senior representatives of
the donor community as well as other CDM partners and sector
leaders will speak to a harmonized programming approach for
the advancement of CDM.
(Anguilla's Honourable
Deputy Governor, Mr Stanley Reid is scheduled to give the
keynote address on Thursday December 13, 2007.)
The Conference focus will also be on sharing of experiences
and good practice in the areas of ICT applications,
mitigation and risk transfer applications and disaster
recover planning. The exhibition will be open to members of
the public and will showcase a range of products and
information materials for mitigation and preparedness as
well as emergency situations.
Delegates are expected from across the region and globally
and will include disaster management and associated
professionals, development partners, government and private
sector officials, civil society, researchers and other
stakeholders.
The Conference has received financial support from the
Caribbean Development Bank, European Commission,
International Recovery Platform, Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) and the United States Agency for
International Development/ Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance. |
