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The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
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The Saint Lucia National Plan, its summary, sections and subsections can be consulted in the NEMO for free or on the Internet on the Saint Lucia Official Webpage (see links below).

The Saint Lucia National Emergency Plan was revised during the period

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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...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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'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...
Virgin Islands Platinum News and BVI Daily News, Platinum Investors Limited
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Leslie John Walling, Coordinator of the Fund, described this new regional facility as 'responsive, results-based and community centred'...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
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'Vulnerability has been compounded by the frequency and severity of hazards,' stated Jeremy Collymore of CDERA...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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This website was developed as part of the Second Disaster Management Project "Development of Drought Hazard Maps for Saint Lucia". The website explains briefly what drought is, presents the products that have been developed during the conduction of the

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This document presents a Programme Framework for an enhanced approach to Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) in the Caribbean.

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