The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
(CDERA) in association with its Partners will host
the second Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive
Disaster Management at the Hilton Barbados,
Needham’s Point, Barbados, December 10-14, 2007.
The path for the region as it relates to the
advancement of disaster risk reduction in the region
in the context of the Hyogo Framework has been
carved through the revised CDM Strategy and
Framework 2007.
In 2001, against the significant impacts, losses and
dislocation, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),
through broad based Stakeholder Consultations,
adopted a Strategy and Results Framework for
Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM). The goal
was to link CDM to development decision-making. This
moves away from the traditional “response and
relief” mode to a comprehensive mode to include all
hazards, all phases of the disaster management
continuum, and all sectors of society. CDM has been
accepted by CDERA member Governments as the new
direction for the 21st century and is recognized as
the appropriate infrastructure for engaging
stakeholder coordination in disaster management.
Five (5) years after the embracing of CDM by the
region and against a background of recent global
catastrophes, there was an intense desire among
disaster management Stakeholders in the Caribbean to
accelerate initiatives in promoting disaster loss
reduction. The revised and reengineered CDM Strategy
presented and endorsed at the inaugural CDM
Conference 2007 uses a results-based management
approach with a focus on national and regional
outcomes that will contribute to the implementation
of the Hyogo Framework of Action and the Caribbean
Community Regional Programming Framework 2005-2015.
The overall goal of the CDM Strategy is Sustainable
Development in the Caribbean.
The implementation of the CDM Strategy is structured
around four regional outcomes, promoting a regional
programming approach with stakeholder leadership and
collaboration on thematic implementation areas.
The Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference
will therefore provide an opportunity to showcase,
review and assess disaster risk management progress
in the region in the context of the Hyogo Framework.
At each conference, specific aspects of the CDM
Strategy will be chosen as the core focus of the
Conference.
The purpose of the annual CDM Conference in keeping
with the purpose of the CDM Strategy will be to
promote disaster loss reduction in the Caribbean.
This 2nd CDM Conference, in keeping with the CDM
concept of engaging all stakeholders will provide a
unique forum for the networking of disaster
management practitioners, Donors, NGOs, public and
private sectors, researchers and civil society.
The Conference programme is structured for optimal
benefit to participants and to achieve the
Conference objectives. The Professional Development
Sessions, panel discussions, keynote addresses,
Knowledge Fair and Exhibition issues will include:
- Promoting disaster risk management
mainstreaming at the national level and its
incorporation into key sectors of national
economies
- Advancing disaster recovery planning for
public, private and civil sector entities
- Showcasing CDM related tools, model
products, information and education materials
- Highlighting CDM progress in the region
through selected presentations and structured
discussions that demonstrate CDM penetration and
institutionalization
This is a must attend conference for all disaster
management stakeholders to share information and
become actively involved in implementing CDM.
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