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The partnership is hoped to facilitate capacity building and to develop strategies for mitigating the physical and socio-economic impacts of natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, in the various countries of the region...

'This additional funding demonstrates the commitment by the Australian Government to deepen their support for disaster reduction in the region' said Jeremy Collymore, executive director of Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency...

Migration as an adaptive measure: Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives, has spoken openly about moving all 370,000 residents to another country if, as looks likely, rising waters cover the islands, most of which are less than 1.5m above sea level...

CARICOM Secretariat in tandem with the UNEP have launched the Caribbean Component of a four-year project designed to build capacity for CARIFORUM countries in complying with the implementation of Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements...

'The prediction for an average hurricane season is no reason to become complacent and not prepare,' cautioned Jeremy Collymore, coordinator of CDERA. The Agency will be attending the Global Platform...

Prepared under UNDP Project ANT/97/GC2/99, Climate Change Project:

Antigua and Barbuda’s Initial National Communications to the UNFCCC including chapter 4 on Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation. Other chapters include: National Circumstances

Ensuring the safety of residents and tourists is vital to one of the region's top economic earners - tourism, the Government of Barbados is committed to assisting in the establishment and implementation of a sustainable tourism development programme...

'The strategy is very robust and I think the organization of the DDM is strong enough to back up the strategy and programming,' said Evan Green from Groupe-conseil basstel Itee...