Mark Your Calendars! After three years in
beautiful Barbados the CDM Conference is moving to
Jamaica!
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
in association with its Partners will host the
fourth Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive
Disaster Management under the theme “Strengthening
CDM through Youth and Community Empowerment” at the
Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica on
December 7-11, 2009.
This Conference is the Caribbean regions annual
signature disaster management forum, which provides
the platform for reflection and dialogue on
initiatives and issues to advance the CDM Agenda and
measuring progress in the region within the context
of the Enhanced CDM Strategy and Programming
Framework 2007-2012. CDM is the regional
contribution to the Hyogo Framework for Action
2005-2015, a blue print for global action in
Disaster Risk Reduction.
In that regard, the CDM Conference is a regional
event of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR) global platform and is structured
to promote good practice, share ongoing research,
chart the way forward for the advancement of CDM in
the Caribbean and to provide a unique opportunity
for facilitating networking among disaster
management Practitioners, Donors, NGOs, Public and
private sector organisations, researchers, civil
society and other CDM Stakeholders.
Key conference sessions will include:
- Professional Development Sessions
- Case Study Sessions
- Showcasing of Comprehensive Disaster
Management Programme to Advance CDM
- Disaster Management Exposition
- Youth Session
This is a MUST attend conference for all disaster
management stakeholders, young people and community
workers to share information and become actively
involved in implementing Comprehensive Disaster
Management.
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