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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS<br />
AHC ------------------ Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis<br />
AIC -------------------- Aviation-induced clouds<br />
AOSIS ---------------- Alliance of Small Isl<strong>and</strong> States<br />
APD ------------------- Air Passenger Duty<br />
AR4 ------------------- Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC)<br />
ARI -------------------- Acute Respiratory Infections<br />
ASTER ---------------- Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission <strong>and</strong> Reflection Radiometer<br />
BAU ------------------ Business as Usual<br />
CAD ------------------- Caribbean Application Document<br />
CARDI ---------------- Caribbean Agricultural Research <strong>and</strong> Development Institute<br />
CAREC --------------- Caribbean Epidemiology Centre<br />
CARICOM ----------- Caribbean Community<br />
CBA ------------------- Community Based Adaptation<br />
CCCCC---------------- Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre<br />
CCCRA --------------- CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Atlas<br />
CCRIF ----------------- Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility<br />
CDB ------------------- Caribbean Development Bank<br />
CDC ------------------- Centre for Disease Control <strong>and</strong> Prevention<br />
CDEMA -------------- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency<br />
CDM ------------------ Clean Development Mechanism (in the context of Energy/Emissions)<br />
CDM ------------------ Comprehensive Disaster Management<br />
CEHI ------------------ Caribbean Environmental Health Institute<br />
CEP ------------------- Caribbean Environment Programme<br />
CFP ------------------- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning<br />
CITES ----------------- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species<br />
COP ------------------- Conference of Parties<br />
CPA ------------------- Country Poverty Assessment<br />
CPACC --------------- Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change<br />
CRFM ---------------- Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism<br />
CRI -------------------- Climate Risk Index<br />
CRID ------------------ Regional Disaster Center – Latin America <strong>and</strong> the Caribbean<br />
CSGM ---------------- Climate Studies Group Mona<br />
CTO ------------------- Caribbean Tourism Organization<br />
CUBiC ---------------- Caribbean Uniform Building Code<br />
DANA ---------------- Damage <strong>and</strong> Needs Assessment<br />
DDME ---------------- Department for Disaster Management <strong>and</strong> Emergencies, <strong>Turks</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Caicos</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
DECR ----------------- Department of Environmental <strong>and</strong> Coastal Resources<br />
DEFRA --------------- United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food <strong>and</strong> Rural Affairs<br />
DEPS ----------------- Department for Economic Planning <strong>and</strong> Statistics, <strong>Turks</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Caicos</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
DF --------------------- Dengue Fever<br />
DFID ------------------ Department for International Development<br />
DHF ------------------- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever<br />
DJF -------------------- Seasonal period of December, January, February<br />
DMC ------------------ Disaster Management Committee<br />
DRM ------------------ Disaster Risk Management<br />
DRR ------------------- Disaster Risk Reduction<br />
ECE ------------------- Energy Conservation <strong>and</strong> Efficiency<br />
ECLAC ---------------- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America <strong>and</strong> the Caribbean<br />
EIA -------------------- Environmental Impact Assessment<br />
EM-DAT ------------- The International Disaster Database<br />
ENSO ----------------- El Niño Southern Oscillation<br />
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