Terms of Reference of the Work Programme Sub-Committee of the ...

1.0 Introduction
The Eighteenth (18 th) Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Disaster
Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), now CDEMA, convened at the Jolly Beach
Resort, Antigua and Barbuda, May 22‐23, 2008 agreed to the establishment of
Working Group of the Board, to work with the Coordinating Unit to strengthen
the coordination between regional and national level Work Programmes and the
reporting process. This is seen as an initial step in deepening programme
ownership of Participating States as well as enhancing the governance process of
the agency, key considerations in the review of its (agency) mandate and
structure.
The platform for strengthening the interface of CDEMA Coordinating Unit and
Participating States Work Programmes is being pursued through the articulation
of the alignment between the CDEMA Strategic Plan and the CDM Strategy and
Programming Framework. The CU Work Programme will therefore define the
Coordinating Unit’s strategic interventions in driving the implementation of the
Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy (CDM), which forges the link
between disaster management and sustainable development.
To advance this process the CDEMA CU undertook two dialogues with
Participating States in November and December 2009 which agreed to a process
and schedule for the full involvement of the Participating States in the upcoming
triennial work programme design. The dialogues also resulted in the selection of
a Working Programme Development Team to work with the CU in this
engagement for the new triennium Work Programme.
The 2010‐2012 Work Programme represents the first opportunity to advance
this desire and commitment to the deepening the participation, consultation and
ownership of the work programme planning exercise and outcomes by
Participating States.
2.0 Operationalizing the Protocol in the Context of the 2010‐2012 Work
Programme
The TAC given its technical and advisory role as set out in Articles X and XI of the
Agreement establishing CDEMA is the organ best placed to provide the level of
input that reflects the programme and other capacity development needs of
Participating States.
The results to date suggest a high buy in to the process and benefits for the
interactive early engagement. This will need to be formalized and sustained
within the governance structure of the TAC. It is therefore proposed that the
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