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Last Updated: May 14th, 2008 - 14:11:50 |
PAHO hosts workshop on emergency planning for regional hospitals
Heads of hospitals and other senior staff from Anguilla, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St.Vincent and the Grenadines are attending a three-day workshop (May 13-15) on Hospital Emergency Planning at the Grand Barbados Hotel.
Tue, 13 May 2008, 17:00
CARICOM and Caribbean Development Bank on regional insurance facility board
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) now have representatives on the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) which was designed to provide financial assistance to member countries affected by natural disasters.
Wed, 9 Apr 2008, 10:05
Eastern Caribbean braces for potentially dangerous sea swells
Residents of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean have been warned to expect huge waves to affect their coasts, as a deep low pressure system centred over the North Atlantic threatens to generate large sea swells.
Wed, 19 Mar 2008, 11:15
Improved insurance deal for Caribbean governments
Governments participating in the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) which gives financial support to countries in the event of a natural disaster will pay 10 percent less in premiums this year. And they're also being promised settlement of claims in as little as two weeks.
Thu, 7 Feb 2008, 13:54
Equipment for CDERA
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) is strengthening its partnership with the United States Agency For International Development (USAID)/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) in disaster management.
Tue, 5 Feb 2008, 10:52
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| News |
| | PAHO hosts workshop on emergency planning for regional hospitals |
| | Officials await handing over of Antigua & Barbuda's new disaster headquarters |
| | Tourism and Disaster Management Stakeholders collaborate on sustainable project |
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| Press Releases |
| | FIRSTCARIBBEAN/CDERA disaster management scholarship pays off |
| | NEMO & USAID/COTS Host Emergency Disaster Planning Training Workshops |
| | BVI Department of Disaster Management launches summer programme |
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| Consultancies |
| | Consultancy Notice - Facilitator - Sector Leads Meeting on Mechanisms for Mainstreaming Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) - Deadline March 28, 2008 |
| | Job Opportunity: Consultant Fund Coordinator Canada Local Responsive Disaster Risk Management Fund - Deadline March 21, 2008 |
| | Consultancy Notice - Restructuring of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Database - Deadline Friday, 29 February 2008 |
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| Situation Reports |
| | MVO report for the period May 2 to May 9, 2008 |
| | MVO report for the period February 22 to February 29, 2008 |
| | Earthquake felt in the Eastern Caribbean |
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| Tenders |
| | Invitation to tender for vehicle |
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| Vacancies |
| | Vacancy - Anguilla - Programme Officer - Deadline April 25, 2008 |
| | Vacancy - CDERA - Information and Communications Officer - Deadline March 7th, 2008 |
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| Workshops, Seminars |
| | Safer building course at HLSCC Marine Center (BVI) |
| | Inaugural Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference |
| | A two-week course to develop skills for LEADERS in the field of disaster risk reduction… |
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| Speeches |
| | Remarks of the CDERA Coordinator at the Jamaica Workshop on Disaster Risk Management Strategy for Tourism Sector |
| | Opening Remarks by Elizabeth Riley, Programme Manager, CDERA at the Disaster Risk Management Strategy for the Tourism Sector Workshop in the Turks and Caicos Islands |
| | Opening Remarks - Donovan Gentles, Chief Researcher, IDRC Project, CDERA, at National Disaster Management Conference 2008 |
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