Caribbean Hazard Mitigation
Capacity Building Programme (CHAMP)
Championing natural hazard risk
reduction in the Caribbean through development
and implementation of appropriate hazard mitigation policies and safer building
practices.
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The Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building Programme (CHAMP) is a
three-year project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
implemented by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) and
executed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The project is
seeking to enhance regional capacity to reduce vulnerability to the effects
of natural hazards. This will be done through the development of national
hazard mitigation policies and implementation programmes, the promotion of
the wider use of hazard information in development decisions and the
strengthening of safe building practices building training and
certification. CHAMP activities will be carried out in the four pilot states
of Belize, British Virgin Islands, Grenada and St. Lucia.
Current Highlights
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Vacancy Notice - Technical Planning Officer, Virgin Islands
The Government of the Virgin Islands invites qualified and professional applicants to apply for the post of Technical Planning Officer, Department of Disaster Management. Closing date for applications is July 13, 2009.
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Wed, 1 Jul 2009
H1N1 Influenza Confirmed in Saint Lucia
On the evening of Friday June 26, 2009, the Ministry of Health was informed by CAREC (Caribbean Epidemiology Center based in Trinidad) that the first case of H1N1 Influenza had been confirmed in Saint Lucia. [More ...]
Wed, 1 Jul 2009
Barbados to modify and test Tsunami Warning Protocols
Members of staff from the Department of Emergency Management and the Coastal Zone Management Authority are among representatives from 30 local agencies and organisations who will modify and test tsunami warning protocols at a two-day national workshop to be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, between June 29 and 30, 2009. [More ...]
Fri, 26 Jun 2009
The Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building Programme (CHAMP) is a
three-year project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
implemented by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) and
executed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The project is
seeking to enhance regional capacity to reduce vulnerability to the effects
of natural hazards. This will be done through the development of national
hazard mitigation policies and implementation programmes, the promotion of
the wider use of hazard information in development decisions and the
strengthening of safe building practices building training and
certification. CHAMP activities will be carried out in the four pilot states
of Belize, British Virgin Islands, Grenada and St. Lucia.