1. Effective Disaster Preparedness: Caribbean Approaches to Civil-Military Coordination Brigadier General (R) Earl Arthurs, MVO MBE JP Preparedness and Contingency Planning Specialist, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency CDEMA, Saint Michael, Barbados Civil-Military Interaction Seminar 2011 (CMIS 2011) Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia 7-10 November, 2011
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9. STRATIGIC GROUPINGS Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia CARICOM Battalion Regional Search and Rescue (Light Level Team) Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Regional Security System (RSS) Conference of Caribbean Chiefs of Staff (CCCS) Caribbean Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) CARICOM DISCIPLINED FORCES CARICOM Maritime Units Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU Special Coordinator
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12. STRATIGIC GROUPINGS Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia CARICOM Battalion Regional Search and Rescue (Light Level Team) Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Regional Security System (RSS) Conference of Caribbean Chiefs of Staff (CCCS) Caribbean Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) CARICOM DISCIPLINED FORCES CARICOM Maritime Units Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU Special Coordinator
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16. CDRU in Training & on Operations Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia CDRU Training 2011 CDRU Contingent deployed to Haiti - 2010 CDRU Stand-By Team for 2011/2012
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18. Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia The Regional Security System
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20. The Regional Security System Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia There is also a Special Services Unit (Para military) in each of the Police Service Ser Country Military Police Coast Guard Fire 1. Antigua & Barbuda Yes Yes Yes Yes 2. Barbados Yes Yes Yes Yes 3. Dominica no Yes no Yes 4. Grenada no Yes no Yes 5. Saint Kitts & Nevis Yes Yes Yes Yes 6. Saint Lucia no Yes no Yes 7. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines no Yes no Yes
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26. CARICOM Base HQ in Haiti Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia January 2010
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41. Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia Nov 9, 2011 THANK THE END YOU ANY QUESTIONS???
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45. CDEMA’S Structure Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia Executive Director CDEMA CU Staff Technical Advisory Committee Council of Ministers Coordinating Unit National Governments International Agencies Regional Agencies National Disaster Offices Deputy Management Committee of Council
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50. Map of the Caribbean Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia
51. Sub-Regional Focal Groups Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia CDEMA Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Antigua & Barbuda Anguilla Bahamas Belize Haiti Turks & Caicos Islands Suriname Guyana Grenada St. Vincent & the Grenadines Saint Lucia Dominica Virgin Islands Saint Kitts & Nevis Montserrat Barbados Southern Central Eastern North Western
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56. Experiences have revealed that … “ Each natural disaster leaves in its wake an overwhelming volume of evidence of how planning and investment decisions contribute to vulnerability ” Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean Revisiting the Challenge CGCED 2002 Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia
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58. CDM – A Paradigm Shift Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia Reactive Anticipatory Disaster Office Shared Responsibility FROM: a focus on individual hazards TO: viewing hazard exposure as an ongoing process and aims to reduce vulnerability across all sectors (CGCED 2002)
59. Nov 9, 2011 Watersedge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW Australia CDM Governance Structure CDEMA Executive Director Technical Advisory Council Council of Ministers
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