Association of Caribbean States

ACS

Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

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Mission

The Convention establishing the ACS was signed on 24 July 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean, comprising 25 Member States and three Associate Members. Eight other non-independent Caribbean countries are eligible for associate membership. Its current focus is on cooperation in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters.

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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24 October 2016

World Tsunami Awareness Day: Worldwide approach to disaster risk reduction

World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) in the Caribbean will take place on 20 October 2016 in Trinidad and Tobago, back-to-back to the Special Committee Meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). WTAD aims to raise public awareness of the deadly threat posed by tsunamis and share innovative approaches to reducing risk

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10 December 2015

ACS: Financing for change

The Hyogo Framework and the Sendai Framework both mention that although disaster-prone SIDS warrant special attention, each state has the primary responsibility for its own sustainable development and for taking effective measures to reduce disaster risk. The opportunity to leverage the region’s internal assets so that the Caribbean can manage its own inherent vulnerabilities marks a departure from the typical approach to funding...

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22 October 2015

ACS: Climate change and the Caribbean - Opinion

This debate surrounding our climate has polarized the world into two different groups for a long time; some theorists maintain that an intrinsic characteristic of climate is that it changes while a large percent of others support the theory that global warming is anthropogenic or caused by human action, writes George Nicholson in an opinion piece...

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15 June 2015

Reducing vulnerability in the Greater Caribbean

This article looks at vulnerability, a topic which has been on the agenda of the countries within the Greater Caribbean, and in particular those of the insular Caribbean for a long time.

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16 March 2015

Incorporating indigenous knowledge into disaster policies

This article underlines the value of local knowledge in disaster areas.

News

15 February 2015

Incorporating indigenous knowledge into disaster policies

A stated objective in the Development of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is to ensure the use of traditional and local knowledge to complement, as relevant and appropriate, scientific knowledge in disaster risk assessment and the development and implementation of policies, plans and programmes...

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28 December 2014

Yokohama and Hyogo: A springboard for Caribbean action in disaster risk reduction

Despite the uncertainties which surround the large international consultative processes, and the political difficulties in achieving some of the targets, the Caribbean region is well poised on the eve of 2015 to make significant strides towards reducing its vulnerability to natural hazards and enhancing its sustainable development goals...

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12 December 2013

Caribbean States: Declaration of Pétion Ville

This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduct