Bridgetown, Barbados, May 16th, 2014 (CDEMA) - A one week Workshop aimed at assisting Grenada with the development of a five-year Climate Smart Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Country Work Programme (CWP) document will be conducted at the National Stadium –Players Level 1 Conference Room, from May 19 – 23, 2014, between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The Workshop is being hosted by National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) with the support of CDEMA through the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) funded Mainstreaming Climate Change in Disaster Management in the Caribbean Phase II (CCDM II) Project and the Comprehensive Disaster Management – Harmonised Implementation Programme (CDM-HIP) funded by United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
It is one of a series being conducted in CDEMA Participating States for personnel with responsibility for crafting the country disaster management work programme. These workshops are organised by CDEMA in collaboration with National Disaster Offices to build awareness of the climate change phenomenon in the Caribbean and provide practical, hands on support in the drafting of CDM country work programmes that integrate climate change and gender considerations. This is critical for a resilient Caribbean as the projections for hydro meteorological events in the Caribbean predict an increase in their frequency and severity.
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) has invited several stakeholders from Grenada and Carriacou to participate in this workshop.
Participants will discuss inter-agency responsibilities for CDM and their sectoral work programmes disaster risk reduction linkages, vulnerabilities at the national, sectoral and community levels, climate change and impacts to Grenada, including existing development challenges, projections and future risks from hydro meteorological events and associated hazards. They will also review the CDM National Work Programme and identify disaster risk reduction priorities. A key area focus of will be gender and the integration into climate smart work programmes.
This will be followed by practical sessions on the development of Results Based Management (RBM) CDM work programme including the roles, responsibilities and linkages with the various sectors such as water, agriculture, health, tourism, physical planning and environment linkages.
Facilitators at the workshop will include CDEMA staff, Kerry-Ann Thompson, Programme Coordinator, CCDM-II, Saudia Rahat – Senior Programme Officer and Gayle Drakes, Education and Training Specialist, Roving Technical Support Team (RTST) and Mr. Terrence Walters, Disaster Coordnator , NaDMA and National Results Based Management (RBM) Facilitator.