University of the West Indies

Published purpose

This project is a component of the Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Program, which seeks to increase the capacity of national governments and local communities in the Caribbean to respond to and manage natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods and to reduce their impact on the people of the region. Specifically, this project seeks to generate, manage and share knowledge of comprehensive disaster management to inform the decision-making of governments, local communities and the private sector in the Caribbean. To do this, the project establishes an effective and collaborative mechanism for managing and sharing knowledge on comprehensive disaster management. Key activities include: (1) developing case studies on successful disaster risk reduction practices; (2) establishing a database of disaster events in the Caribbean; (3) organizing staff and student exchanges; and (4) developing online courses on comprehensive disaster management for business and the private sector. This project is part of Canada’s commitment to climate change action in developing countries. It is implemented by the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre of the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of West Indies.