Body:
The TAC is responsible for providing technical oversight of the programme of the DRRC. Specifically, the TAC:
- Reviews programmes drafted by the DRRC and make recommendations for their enhancement.
- Receives the programming and budget for the DRRC and recommends to Board, with endorsement as appropriate.
- Proposes policies and strategies for the advancement of disaster teaching and research within the University for the consideration of Council.
- Reviews proposals for new programmes and advise on their adequacy, relevance, complementary and sustainability.
- Develops and recommends to the Board mechanisms for quality control and performance monitoring for the DRRC.
- Submits reports of their meetings to the DRRC Advisory Board
TAC membership
Regional Institutions
- Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Unit
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- University of Guyana, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- University of Technology, Faculty of the Built Environment
- UWI Department of Geography and Geology, Mona Campus
- UWI Open Campus Digital Learning Innovation
- UWI Open Campus Academic Programming and Delivery
Technical Working Groups (TWG) and Thematic Units
- Communications for Community Resilience TWG
- Data for Risk-informed Resilience Building TWG
- Training and Capacity Development for DRM and Resilience TWG
- Monitoring and Evaluation TWG
- Disaster Unit
