The EKACDM Initiative is a five-year project whose Ultimate Outcome is the implementation of the CARICOM Enhanced Comprehensive Disater Management (CDM) Framework (2007) to reduce the impacts of natural and technological hazards, and the effect of climate change, on men, women, and children in the region. The Initiative, which commenced in September 2013, will establish an effective mechanism and programme to manage knowledge in CDM, which is Priority Outcome 2 of the CDM Strategy of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). There are three key outcomes of the Initiative.
The course was informative relevant, and current which is what communication is all about.
It was a pleasure to participate in the workshop, thanks again for the opportunity.
I have become more sensitized to gender considerations and factor-in these peculiarities
The Initiative is being implemented by the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC) of the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
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The ultimate beneficiaries of the initiative are the men, women and children of the Caribbean who live in an environment vulnerable to various natural and anthropogenic risks.
Funding for the Initiative is provided by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
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