Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund
The Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management (CCDRM) Fund is an important component of CIDA’s regional Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Program (CDRMP) which is administered from the Canadian High Commission in Barbados. The CCDRM Fund provides support to national and regional voluntary agencies and community groups as well as governmental agencies which, using their own initiative and resources, undertake small-scale projects at the community level to enhance disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction.
Capacity Building for Programming in Comprehensive Disaster Management
The Capacity Building for Programming in Comprehensive Disaster Management Project (CAP) is designed to respond to the expressed need of countries for direct support in developing and implementing a national Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Programme.
Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN)
The Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN) was established in June 1999 to provide linkages with Caribbean disaster organizations, to widen the scope of the collection of disaster related information and to ensure improved access to such material.
Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project
The Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project (CDMP) is a joint effort of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the US Agency for International Development (US AID). The purpose of the project is to establish sustainable public/private disaster mitigation mechanisms that measurably lessen loss of life, reduce potential damage, and shorten the disaster recovery period.
Caribbean Learning Center on Weather and Climate
Initially, the Learning Centre was developed by the SIDS-Caribbean project, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), the Internet project of the Regional Association IV (RA4) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the meteorological service of Netherlands Antilles & Aruba. Nevertheless, the Learning Centre is aimed to be a joint effort of all National Meteorological and Hydrological Service in the Caribbean, National Focal Points of UNFCCC as well as other regional institutes and projects.
DIPECHO
Since 1994, the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) has been financing disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness operations throughout the developing world, in response to the requests of NGOs, international organisations and universities/research institutes.
Earthquake Readiness Capacity Building
The Government of Austria is providing support to complement ongoing or planned disaster loss reduction capacity building among CDERA Participating States. It will facilitate national programming that seeks to harness interventions and promote collaboration amongst partners for enhanced earthquake contingency planning.
Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange
The Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (EPIX) provides links to a large number of sites covering a wide variety of disaster management topics.
Empowering Coastal Communities to Prepare for and Respond to Tsunamis and Coastal Hazards
The Sumatran catastrophe 2004 demonstrated the potential destructive power of tsunamis and has in the process qualified the risk exposure that a region faces without a suitable risk reduction program. Following the catastrophe, CARICOM’s Community Council determined that its regional disaster management institution – the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) – should support regional efforts to establish a TCHWS on behalf of the CARICOM Member States.
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology Applications and Tools for Disaster Management in the Caribbean Region
Information and communication technologies have always been recognized as an important dimension in disaster management in the Caribbean. Initially much of its use was centered on emergency communications technology. However, the rapid evolvement of information technologies and tools and the immediacy of information this has afforded has revealed the importance of ICT in providing a seamless link across the phases of the disaster cycle: preparedness, mitigation, relief, response and reconstruction.
Hurricane Forecast by Professor William Gray
Provides access to seasonal hurricane activity forecasts and related reports from Professor William Gray et al of Colorado State University.
Institutional Support and Capacity for Disaster Management in the Caribbean
As part of the European Development Fund No 9 ACP RCA 9, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) is implementing a three (3) year project that will provide institutional and capacity building support for disaster management in the Caribbean. This 3.4 million Euros project seeks to strengthen CDERA’s capacity as the regional driver of CDM, a stakeholder framed mechanism for prioritizing outcomes and framing cooperation.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an international humanitarian organisation with a unique worldwide network.
ISDR
The goals of the ISDR are to increase public awareness about disaster reduction, to obtain commitment from public authorities, to stimulate inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral partnerships, and the improvement of the scientific knowledge of the causes of natural disasters and the consequences of natural hazards.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is responsible for the technical cooperation aspect of Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) started in 1954, when it joined the Colombo Plan, an organization set up in 1950 to assist Asian countries in their socio-economic development.
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Provides up-to-date information on the volcanic situation in Montserrat, including the official daily bulletins issued by the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. Also available are scientific reports from the observatory, photographs of the volcano and links to related sites.
National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)
The NEIC operates a 24-hour-a-day service to determine the location and magnitude of significant earthquakes in the United States and around the world as rapidly and accurately as possible. This information is communicated to federal and state government agencies who are responsible for emergency response, to government public information channels, to national and international news media, to scientific groups (including groups planning aftershock studies), and to private citizens who request information.
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management - Jamaica
This is the web site for the Nation Disaster Organisation of Jamaica (ODPEM). The site provides information on Disaster Management in Jamaica and the region.
PAHO - Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Information
Provides information on the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) Emergency Preparedness programme and its Disaster Management activities in the Caribbean and Latin America. Also provides access to various sources of disaster management information as well as links to other disaster-related sites.
Regional Security System (RSS)
The Regional Security System was created out of a need for collective response to security threats, which were impacting on the stability of the region in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Its express function is to ensure the stability and well being of the Eastern Caribbean region through mutual cooperation, in order to achieve social and economic development and to maintain the principles of democracy, liberty of the individual and rule of law.
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is a source for those needing timely information on humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters – designed specifically to help the humanitarian community improve its response to emergencies.
Saint Lucia's National Emergency Management Organisation
This site provides information on the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St Lucia as well as links to other sources of Disaster Management information on the Web.
Seismic Research Unit
The SRU site provides information on the history and mandate of the Unit and its activities. It includes SRU's newsletter which provides updates on seismicity in the region.
Storm Carib
A rather unique site that provides reports from correspondents in Caribbean countries about weather-related developments in their state. It is useful method of accessing information from the country during a hurricane.
The Natural Hazards Center - Information on Human Adaptation to Disaster
Serves as a clearinghouse for information on natural hazards. Information available includes reports on completed and ongoing research, upcoming
conferences, workshops, training,
disaster management organisations and much more. Also includes a wide variety of links to other sources of related information.
Unit for Disaster Studies, Department of Geography and Geology, UWI
The main purpose of this Website is to provide you with the scientific information, data sources, and references that may enable a better understanding of the Earth, with special reference to the Caribbean, its active processes, and how we people interact with our natural environment.
Volcano World
This site contains extensive information on volcanoes throughout the world. It also contains information for teachers and students including an "Ask a Volcanologist" section.
WeatherNet: Tropical Weather Products
Provides comprehensive information on tropical storms including National Hurricane Center bulletins, satellite images, tracking maps, reconnaissance reports and forecasts. Also available for downloading are evaluation versions of several hurricane tracking software packages.
World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR)
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) is a milestone event to increase the profile of disaster risk reduction in development planning and practice. The Conference will provide a unique opportunity to promote a strategic and systematic approach at the national level to address vulnerabilities and to reduce risk to natural hazards.
