Presentation on the review of Working Group Meeting Reports ...

Third (3 rd ) Meeting of the Climate Change Disaster 

Management Working Group 

AGENDA ITEM 4 

April 13 th , 2010

Project tOverview 

Project Title: 

Project Execution Unit: 

Development Partner: 

Executing Agency: 

Beneficiaries: 

Mainstreaming Climate Change into Disaster 

Risk Management for the Caribbean Project 

Nicole Alleyne, Coordinator; Adanna Robertson, 

Programme Officer 

Austrian Development Agency (ADA) 

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management 

Agency (CDEMA) 

CDEMA Participating States, SRFPs, Selected 

Communities 

Project Value: €689,425 

Project Duration: Two (2) years ending November 30 th , 2010

Project Outcomes/ /Components 

• OUTCOME 1: Improved coordination and collaboration between 

community disaster organisations and other research/data partners 

including climate change entities for undertaking comprehensive 

disaster risk management (US$40,050). 050) 

• OUTCOME 2: Enhanced community awareness and knowledge on 

disaster management and climate change adaptation procedures 

(US$97,310). 

• OUTCOME 3: Enhanced preparedness and response capacity 

OUTCOME 3: Enhanced preparedness and response capacity 

(technical and managerial) for sub‐regional and local level 

management and response (US$232,343).

OUTCOME 1 

• Improved coordination and collaboration between 

community disaster organisations and other research/data 

partners including climate change entities for undertaking 

comprehensive disaster risk management 

Outputs 

• A programme for integrating climate change in the disaster 

risk reduction agenda 

• A plan of action for implementing the programme

First Meeting of the CCDM‐WG 

October 16 th , 2009


October 16 th , 2009 

• Participants and initiatives being undertaken by 

organisation 

CERMES 

• Education and capacity building (MSc in Environment Management); 

Dr. Nurse is a member of the IPCC and focal point for public education 

and sensitization on climate change; involved with MACC project 

CIMH 

• Regional training research and development organisation for meteorology and 

hydrology; Education and capacity building 

(BSc. Meteorology and MSc. In applied 

meteorology); Implementing projects: CADM II, Carib‐HYCOS, OCTs Regional Risk 

Reduction, Caribbean Atlas Project, Enhancing Resilience to Reduce vulnerability and 

Regional Building Standard Project 

UNDP, CRMI 

• Supported the CARICOM Task Force; CRMI initiative, implementing projects: 

Enhancing Resilience to Reduce vulnerability,and OCTs Regional Risk Reduction

First meeting of the CCDM‐WG 




Antigua and Barbuda 

• Climate Change work being done by NCCC 

IFRCS 

• Initiative to address climate related issues in ANU, GUY, SKN, TnT, SLU and 

BHM; with USAID would promote climate change work in 13 Caribbean 

countries. 

Jamaica SRFP 

• Implementing Building Disaster Resilient Communities Project, undertaken risk 

assessments at community level to build database; USAID and PAHO joint 

venture to promote focus on climate change in Dom Rep, Haiti and JA; IADB 

undertaken risk and hazard mapping

First meeting of the CCDM‐WG 




CCCCC 

• CPACC Project in 1997; Regional Climate Modeling‐establishment of PRECIS 

modeling network, development of new model and WRM Regional Model; 

MACC Project‐ promotion of vulnerability assessments and provision of 

monitoring systems; Capacity building‐ impact studies and training in agriculture 

sector; Support CARICOM Heads of government 

OECS 

• Building Community resilience and enhancing post disaster response and 

recovery; public awareness and sensitization to climate change 

CaFAN 

• Focused on food security, involvement in training to promote resilience of 

agriculture sector to climate change

• Objectives 



Establish inventory on CCA and DRM initiatives 

Provide overview and build consensus 

Confirm roles of the group 

Initiate the development of the Programme and Plan of Action Build 

consensus for the development of the Programme 

• Outcomes 

Identified an inventory on CCA and DRM initiatives 

Consensus and recommendations for the enhancement of Outcome 1 

Identified and endorsed roles of the group 

Developed Outline of the Programme and Plan of Action Build consensus 

for the development of the Programme

Terms of Rf Reference of the CCDM‐WG 

• Major issues arising: 

Focus on CCA 

Lack of information on the implementation of Outcome 2 

Role of the CCDM‐WG wrt Outcomes 1 and 3 

Membership 

Need for Co‐Chair



Key Recommendations for the development of the 

Programme and Plan of Action for integrating 

climate change adaptation and disaster risk 

reduction 

(Document Reference #: CCDM/CCDM‐WG3/0413/3)

Key Recommendations for the Programme 

and Plan of Action 

• The need to focus on gap identification and the addressing 

of these gaps 

• The Regional Programme should provide specific actions 

for targeted audiences. The audience targeted should be 

national level persons responsible for implementing the 

programme rather than regional 

• The need to address other sectors besides tourism



• The inclusion of simple and practical “grass root” 

information on climate change and its impacts 

• The CCDM Project would initiate the Plan of Action 

• The CCDM‐WG would review and comment on 

The CCDM WG would review and comment on 

Programme Outcomes by Friday 30 th , October 2009



• The CCDM‐WG would review and comment on the 

Report on Initiatives and Priority Areas for Action by 

Friday 30 th , October 2009 

• The CCDM‐WG would review and comment on the 

methodology applied for the mapping exercise in 

which the areas of convergence and divergence 

between the Climate Change Framework and the CDM 

Framework were identified

First Meeting of the CCBDM‐WG 

December 9th, 2009


• Participants 

December 9th, 2009 

IFRCS, DFID, UNDP, CaFAN, CIMH, OECS, CERMES, CCDRMF, 

Jamaica SRFP and CDEMA 

• Meeting Objectives 

Provide Project Overview 

Build consensus for the development of the Programme 

Identify priority areas for action for the Programme 

Identify activities for the implementation of the Programme



• Outcomes 

Consensus and update on the CCDM Project 

Consensus and recommendations for the development of the 

Programme 

Identification of priority areas for action 

Identification of activities



Key Recommendations for the development of the 

Programme and Plan of Action for integrating 

climate change adaptation and disaster risk 

reduction 

(Document Reference #: (CCDM/CCDM‐WG3/0413/4)



• Outcome 4.1 

Preparedness, response and mitigation capacity (technical and managerial) is enhanced 

among public, private and civil sector entities for local level management and response 

Output 1‐ In‐country capacity to formulate and analyse adaptation policy options is 

built 

Suggested Activity 

• Conduct Capacity Assessments which will assess the existing capacity and needs of countries. 

• Identify existent projects and measures in place to advance the Output would aid in resource 

allocation and identification. 

Output 2‐ Multi‐sectoral adaptation strategies are developed and implemented and 

provide inputs to the development of adaptation strategies and vulnerability and risk 

assessment studies 


• Conduct an assessment of the work being done by various sectors. 

Output 3 Sub Regional Disaster Emergency Response Operational Units CDEMA’s 

Output 3‐ Sub‐ Regional Disaster Emergency Response Operational Units CDEMAs 

are strengthened for enhanced response coordination




Improved coordination and collaboration between community disaster organizations 

and other research/data partners including climate change entities for undertaking 

comprehensive disaster management 

Output 1‐ Strategy to improve policy coordination and harmonisation on climate 

change adaptation is developed and the region’s ability to effectively mobilise and 

utilise financial resources through international financial mechanisms is 

strengthened 

Output 2‐ A regional programme and plan of action for integration of climate 

change in the disaster risk reduction programme is developed and implemented 

Output 3‐ An information sharing network is established for integrating climate 

change and disaster risk management is established and is functional 


• Establishing information sharing mechanisms containing generic information on climate change which can 

be easily understood by sectors to ensure that the information can then been disseminated. 

• Arrange a meeting or workshop for the scientific research entities such as CIMH and CCCCC to present 

information to the National Disaster Offices, sectors and other community based organisations.




Communities more aware and knowledgeable on disaster management and related 

procedures including safer building techniques 

Output 1‐ The development and implementation of educational and public 

awarenessprogrammesispromotedandisaccessedbythepublicandthereiscitizen 

participation 

Output 2‐ Public education and outreach programmes geared towards improving 

decision making encouraging policy changes where required is supported; 

Strengthened access to information, data resources, “project” generated data and 

information for key stakeholders 


• Sourcing Communication Experts who would be able to effectively translate scientific data so that it 

is more comprehensive, relevant and useful to communities. 

Output 3‐ The adoption of building codes and landuse plans that incorporate the 

anticipated effects of climate change is promoted




Standardized holistic and gender‐sensitive community methodologies for natural 

and anthropogenic hazard identification and mapping, vulnerability and risk 

assessments, and recovery and rehabilitation procedures developed and applied in 

selected communities 

Output 1‐ Theoverallknowledgebaseonclimatechangeimpactsisexpandedand 

associated physical and economic vulnerabilities 


• Hazard identification and risk assessments to determine the necessary measure to be taken by 

National Disaster Offices.

Meeting Follow‐ Up Actions 

(Document Reference #: (CCDM/CCDM‐WG3/0413/5)

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