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Last Updated: Apr 2nd, 2008 - 11:57:11 |
UWI SRU and IPG Paris secure Montserrat Volcano Observatory contract
For the next five years the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) will be jointly managed by the UWI Seismic Research Unit (SRU) and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), bringing the Caribbean’s only currently erupting volcano back under the watch of regional scientists. This decision is potentially beneficial to Montserratians and provides significant opportunities for advancing geoscience research in the region.
Tue, 1 Apr 2008, 11:48
Seismic monitoring agencies share data
Seismic monitoring agencies in the Caribbean Basin have agreed, in principle, to share and contribute data to a regional warning centre, a critical step towards making a regional tsunami warning system (TWS) a reality. The decision was an important outcome of the 2nd meeting of the Regional Seismic Network Operators (RSNO2) recently held on the University of the West Indies' St. Augustine campus in Trinidad.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2008, 14:53
Earthquake in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad
On Wednesday afternoon 13th February at 4:06pm local time, an earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad. The preliminary location for the event is 10.32°N 62.26°W.
Wed, 13 Feb 2008, 18:30
Disaster reduction conference in Haiti declared a success
On the wake of Tropical Storm Noel’s passage through the Caribbean, the beautiful seaside resort of Saint-Marc (unaffected), in Haiti, played host to the first ACS High-Level Conference on Disaster Reduction from 14 to 16 November 2007.
Tue, 27 Nov 2007, 08:39
Earthquake northeast of Saint Lucia
Early on Thursday morning 13th September at 2:37 a.m. local time, an earthquake occurred northeast of Saint Lucia. The preliminary location for the event is 14.28°N 60.41°W. The event was reported widely felt in Saint Lucia and St. Vincent.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007, 09:01
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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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