disaster risk reduction

(Barbados Government Information Service) Government is continuing its efforts to reduce Barbados’ risks to natural disasters, and increase the island’s resilience. Minister of Home Affairs (of Barbados), Edmund Hinkson, highlighted this…
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From Belize to Jamaica, rising temperatures and sea levels are threatening some of the most picturesque vacation getaways. (Bloomberg) Two of the worst storms ever recorded hit developing nations this year, supercharged by rising…
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We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, having met in Georgetown, Guyana, on June 14th, 2019, on the occasion of the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting. Recalling the Summit…
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(United Nations News) With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) bearing the brunt of economic losses from climate change, making them more resilient to extreme weather events must be a priority, said Inga Rhonda King, President of the UN…
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The Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) has been contracted to develop a new online course aimed at training persons in the Caribbean region on how to prepare for natural disasters and to manage communication in the…
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