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
Activities
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Model Public & Policy Awareness Communications Workshop
The Institutional Support and Capacity Building for Disaster Management in the Caribbean (EDF) Project has convened a meeting of regional disaster representatives in the field of Public Awareness and Education at the CDEMA CU, Manor Lodge Complex, St Michael, Barbados on Thursday February 25, 2010. [More ...]
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Consultancy Notice - Language Training - Deadline February 26, 2010
CDEMA is seeking expressions of interest from qualified consultants / consulting firms to provide language training. The deadline for receipt of proposals with expressions of interest including the curriculum vitae of key experts is Friday 26th February, 2010.
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Mon, 22 Feb 2010
Only time can heal Haiti and its citizens says Saint Lucia NEMO's director
Officials from the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO), now back from Haiti, are of the view, that time will be the greatest healer for the survivors of the deadly earthquake which struck on 12th of January. [More ...]
Tue, 16 Feb 2010