disaster management

March 27, 2009
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“RESPONDING EFFECTIVELY TO THE GLOBAL HURRICANE REQUIRES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP” BY DR EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, DELIVERED AT CONFERENCE ON “CAUGHT IN A GLOBAL HURRICANE: DEBATING THE CARIBBEAN’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD”, BROOKINGS INSTITUTE/WOODROW WILSON CONFERENCE CENTRE, 24 MARCH 2009, WASHINGTON D.C.

This Conference is most timely and its theme is appropriately expressive of the daunting prospects facing the Caribbean as it confronts several challenges and prepares for the epic Fifth Summit of the Americas to be held in Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago, among others. The Summit is being planned and implemented as a CARICOM hosted event in Trinidad and Tobago. The…
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October 20, 2004
680

COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUTURE DISASTERS – EXPERTS MEET IN BARBADOS TO DEVELOP JOINT ACTION PLAN

Regional experts on Climate Variability and Change in the Caribbean will meet in Barbados 25-27 October 2004 to prepare a joint plan of action for Regional risk reduction. They will also review specific issues including disaster management, adaptation to climate change, and the increasing risk and frequency of weather-related disasters. The meeting is being organised by the Caribbean Community Climate…
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