CDM Signature Event: Annual Achievements and Priorities in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean, November 23 – 24, 2016, Barbados Published: December 2016 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Regional Office for the Americas Panama Report prepared by: Sandra Amlang, UNISDR Photo: Clive Murray, CDEMA, 2016 This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. ECHO European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Protection Department Office for Central America and the Caribbean Managua, Nicaragua Email: URL: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/ http://www.dipecholac.net/ UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional office for the Americas Ciudad del Saber (Clayton), Panamá eird@eird.org URL: http://www.eird.org/ http://www.unisdr.org/americas
Promotion of country documents on disaster risk reduction Promote the documents at global (upload to PreventionWeb), regional (CDM conference 2015/Regional Platform for DRR 2016, e.g. joint stand), national and local level (through the different projects within the areas of intervention) 2015/2016 All DRR country documents are uploaded to PreventionWeb and are available on the CDEMA homepage. National Disaster Management Offices have been invited to upload it to relevant national platforms. Bi-national projects Identification of opportunities, lessons learned and good practices 2016 Partners in Haiti & Dominican Republic; UNISDR It is suggested to include a chapter on risk in the DRR country document for Haiti. Promotion of good practices. Support the preparation / update of DRR country documents Support the preparation of the DRR country document for Haiti and Belize Provide updates to the country document Haiti: Nov 2015-Sept 2016 Belize: Feb-Aug 2016 Partners in & Belize; IFRC, UNISDR, NEMOs Haiti and Antigua & Barbuda are in the process of finalizing the DRR country document. A final version of the documents will be ready by the February 2017. The approval process of the document will start based on the final version. With the online version of the DRR country document, countries will be able to update documents at their convenience. Partners will be invited to make suggestions that the national office can consider when updating the document. - Area of collaboration Main activities Tentative dates and country Organizations Leading / involved Progress / achievements / comments Alignment of CDM and Sendai Framework Indicators Mapping of Sendai Framework and regional DRR frameworks Alignment of indicators (consultative process) Mapping of DIPECHO Action Plan contribution based on mapping against CDM indicators (done during planning workshop) and Sendai indicators (done as soon as Sendai indicators are available) 2016 CDEMA & UNISDR (lead) All DIPECHO partners, NDMA The mapping exercise was undertaken in 2015 and presented during the 2015 DIPECHO planning workshop. Consultation process towards a CDM strategy that is aligned with the Sendai Framework for DRR. The following is into consideration: CDM Strategy outcome indicators, CDM Action Plan as well as CDM Audit tool. Consultation workshop will take place on 11 October 2016.
Barlevi Hanoch UNICEF Emergnecy Specilaist hbarlevi@unicef.org Fairholm Jacinda UNDP Regional Advisor jacinda.fairholm@undp.org García de Diego Sergio Save the Children Regional DIPECHO & EuropeAid Advisor sergio.garciadediego@savethechildren.org Salazar Raul UNISDR Programme Officer Kitts and Nevis Herbert Carl NEMA Saint Kitts and Nevis National Disaster Coordinator carlrock@yahoo.com Saint Lucia Joseph Velda NEMO Saint Lucia Director director@nemo.gov.lc/vjoseph@gosl.gov.lc Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Forbes Michelle NEMO Vincent and the Grenadines Director (ag) VINCYMICHELLE@YAHOO.CO.UK Laidlow Jerwayne St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society Volunteer Manager jerwayne.laidlow@gmail.com Marksman Bernard Thomas Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Project Officer, French Red Project-DIPECHO Trinidad and Tobago Cecilie IFRC Integrated Programme Coordinator cecilie.clarkemarshall@ifrc.org Lopez Portillo Arturo Association of Caribbean States Director of Transport and Disaster Risk Reduction alopez@ace-aec.org ShieldsRecrass Josephine IFRC Head -Country Cluster Support Team – English Speaking Caribbean & Suriname js@netscape.net' Timal Arlini ODPM Trinidad and Tobago Training and Education Specialist timalarlini@gmail.com Turks and Caicos Islands Pardo Rikardia Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies Deputy Director rpardo.ddme@gmail.com United States Patricia The Nature Conservancy Director, Eastern Caribbean Virgin Islands Evangeline DDM Virgin Islands Deputy Director einniss@gov.vg