What is the Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS)?

 

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The Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) is a multi-faceted virtual platform that hosts risk management data and information accessible to stakeholders to facilitate analysis, research, greater awareness of risk management and climate change adaptation in the region. The CRIS contributes to the region’s sustainable development efforts by enhancing and strengthening disaster risk and climate change information sharing to drive evidence based decision making processes at all levels.

In order to improve information and knowledge sharing throughout the CDEMA system, the CRIS provides access to information on all hazards including climate induced hazards and how to reduce risk from disasters to build disaster resilient states and promote regional sustainable development. The CRIS therefore facilitates the delivery of the CDEMA Clearing House function as articulated in the Agreement Establishing the CDEMA.

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CRIS is the primary mechanism envisioned by CDEMA in fulfilling its mandate…

  • Agreement Establishing CDEMA – Article XIII ‘to provide a clearing house for relevant information and intelligence on all matters relating to disasters including current research being undertaken in all related regional institutions.’
  • CDM Strategy (2014-2024) – Pillar 2 ‘increasing knowledge management and learning for informed decision-making’

There have been a number of initiatives embarked on to produce a similar result but over time very few have survived or remained functional. This often results from:

  • Lack of data and information sharing protocols among agencies
  • Lack of standardization (minimum) of datasets leading to incompatibility of databases to facilitate research etc
  • Irregular or un-sustained hosting capacities
  • Poor access to data and information
  • Limited understanding of use of data and information
  • Lack of understanding of mandates that leads to duplication of systems among agencies

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CRIS is an integrated platform that facilitates the sharing of information among stakeholders in DRM and CCA to ensure better execution in preparedness and response as well as contribute to effective development-oriented planning.

The following diagram (Figure 1) illustrates the key components of the CRIS:

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The CRIS architecture will include data/information from various sources. These sources could be the producers of data or existing hosts of data/information. Such sources include but are not limited to Participating States, other national and regional DRM & CCA entities, international partners; academic/technical institutions; DRM & CCA programme/projects etc. By fulfilling its clearing house mandate, the CDEMA CU will gather and make available data/information accessible for all relevant stakeholders through the CRIS platform.

Please see below Figure 2, which highlights the initial structure of the CRIS architecture.
 

 

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