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.

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Search and Rescue: So that others may live - Anguilla conducts training course
The Essential Services Sub-Committee of the National Disaster Management Committee has been working through the Department of Disaster Management over the past year to conduct a series of courses designed to enhance the search and rescue capabilities of first responders in Anguilla. [More ...]
Mon, 8 Feb 2010

Caricom prepares for the recovery phase in Haiti
Emergency response teams from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) attended to more than 3,000 people injured in Haiti's devastating earthquake, and have vowed to provide more assistance after March 5 when the recovery phase begins. Visit Website ]
Mon, 8 Feb 2010

Antigua and Barbuda launches Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Public Awareness and Education Campaign
Antigua and Barbuda’s Public Awareness and Education Campaign under the CDEMA executed Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System (TCHWS) Project, will be launched today at the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS), St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. [More ...]
Mon, 8 Feb 2010


 

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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).