Climate Change and Strategic Risk Management in a Caribbean Context - 30 September

AGENDA FOR WEBINAR/LAUNCH OF THE INAUGURAL ISRM CARIBBEAN CHAPTER

Theme: Climate Change & Strategic Risk Management in a Caribbean Context

AGENDA

1. Introduction & welcome remarks from Ms. Tessa Drayton- Chair, ISRM Trinidad

2. Launch of ISRM Caribbean Chapter- Introduce the representatives from: Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Exuma (Bahamas) & Antigua & Barbuda.

3. Executive Director, Dr David Rubens- Understanding the links between Climate Change
& Risk.

4. Mr. Pablo González- Director in the Department of Sustainable Development of the
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS)

  • Modelling the Risk between the OAS & the Caribbean.
  • Coalition with the Caribbean & the OAS as it relates to Sustainable Development.

5. Mr. Philmore G. Mullin- Director of the National Office of Disaster Services, Antigua &
Barbuda.

  • Coastal adaptation measures to avoid catastrophic flooding.

6. Mr. Jerry David- Senior Disaster Management Coordinator- Ministry of Rural
Development & Local Government.

  • Discuss plans of the Trinidad & Tobago Government to prepare for the range of challenges that we all will be facing as a community in a rapidly developing crisis environment?

7. Questions and Answers

8. Closing remarks

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