CARIBBEAN

RISKS

CLUSTER

CDEMA

6th Annual Conference

Port Of Spain

Key position in a growing competitive economic branch of activities Decisive sustainable competitive advantage over other places

Location where enough resources and competences amass and reach a critical threshold

Caribbean Risks Cluster (CRC) ?

Geographical Sectoral Caribbean hub of cindynics (sciences concerned with risks and dangers for the environment) which aims to address issues such as : how to identify risks ? how to measure them ? what are the consequences? how to bypass them ?

To develop the influence of the Caribbean region by turning risks prevention and management into a driving force for growth and employment

OECS

CARICOM OECS + Barbados Haïti Jamaica Trinidad

CARIFORUM / AEC CARICOM + Dominican Republic Cuba

Stakeholders and direct beneficiaries

French « competitiveness hubs » ?

Area(s) of expertise

Engineering

Services

Major companies 110

SMEs 90

R & D / Training 31

Other partners 30

Possible specific objectives …

To implement HYOGO on all French-speaking EU territories

To aim for a Caribbean label of French or EU processes such as PAPI, an action programme to prevent floods)

To share common technogical platforms

To internationalise innovations and products such as the paraseismic school table, the Sékirit’li, safety and security kits, etc.

Etc…

Fundamental principle : Phenomena causing natural hazards cannot be avoided. Therefore, required policies consist in adapting to control and reduce their consequences

Which goal(s) for CRC ?

Caribbean

Risks

Cluster

Scientific component Risk Identification & Assessment Information Management GIS & Mapping

Operational component Early Warning Critical Infrastructure Structural Safety Urban Risk & Planning

Educational component

Community-based work Education & School Safety Civil Society / NGOs Social Impacts & Resilience

Financial component

Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction Insurance & Risk Transfer Public-Private Partnerships Funding opportunities

CRC proposed constitution

CRC Scientific Component

The SHERPA project

Setting up a a seismic observatory

in Haiti

Landslide instrumentation Seismic Risk Prevention and ICT Implementation of Geographic Information Systems Flood warning systems on watersheds

Construction d’une plate-forme WEB (Extranet)

pour la mise à disposition des produits régionaux

Ateliers Antillais de la Prévision de Temps

Dangereux aux méthodologies et outils de

prévisions de MétéoFrance

Coordination en temps réel pour épisode

dangereux

Formation des prévisionnistes CPS à l’anglais

météorologique

CRC Operational Component

HYOGO and Governance in the Caribbean region

Soil nailing technique Paraseismic reinforcement protection works

PILOT EXPERIENCES : Landslides Coastal erosion Building standards /

Construction techniques Lessons learnt from PMEs that

have internationalised their activities

CRC Educational Component

How to develop the culture and response of the population to

risks?

Preparing the Martinican population for the risk of tsunami Seismic risk and the school environment

CRC Financial Component

Insurances and compensations, with a zoom on Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

Financial reserves and contingency mechanisms in place to support effective response and recovery when required

Dedicated and adequate resources available to implement disaster risk reduction plans and activities at all administrative levels

Funding opportunities, financial instruments and experiences

Support mechanisms and incentives

HFA 5.3

HFA 1.2

OUR OBJECTIVES WITH YOU :

Shared understanding of CRC role

Better structuring of CRC work

Better coordination with representatives of the private sector and /or of civil society organizations

1. What do you consider to be the main goals and tasks of CRC?

2. What should be the thematic priorities for CRC in the next 12 months ?

3. What do you expect CRC to do in the next 3 months?

Develop Terms Of Reference

Structure its membership (invite other members to join)

Establish standing and ad hoc working groups/ task forces

Agree on key outputs for the year

Adopt a Plan of Action

Elaborate a Monitoring & Evaluation Framework

Conduct at least one joint initiative

Other

Technical referee : Philippe MARIE-ROSE

Project Manager + 596 596 598 517

philippe.marie-rose@cgste.mq

for your attention

Political Representatives : David ZOBDA Christian EDMOND-MARIETTE

Thank you