- Cuba
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partners in Cuba:
- UNDP Cuba
- Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera (MINCEX)
- Instituto Meteorología de República de Cuba (INSMET)
- Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil (EMNDC)
- Barbados
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partners in Barbados:
- UNDP Barbados
- OECS
- CDEMA
- Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
- National Disaster Management Agency
- Trindad & Tobago
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partners in Trindad & Tobago:
- UNDP Sub-regional Centre
- Association of Caribbean States
- Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (OPDM)
- International Federation of the Red Cross, Caribbean Regional Office
- Belize
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partners in Belize:
- Caricom Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)
- National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)
- Jamaica
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partners in Jamaica:
- University of the West Indies
- Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (OPDEM)
- Dominican Republic
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partners in Dominican Republic:
- Oficina Nacional de Defensa Civil
- Haiti
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partners in Haiti:
- Direction de la Protection Civile
- Suriname
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partners in Suriname
- National Coordination Centre for Disaster Control (NCCR)
- Guyana
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partners in Guyana:
- Civil Defense Commission
- Panama
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partners in Panama:
- Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR)
- Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC)
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Welcome
The Caribbean Risk Management Initiative (CRMI) is an umbrella programme designed to build capacity across the Caribbean region for the management of climate-related risk. The CRMI is led by the Cuba and Barbados/OECS UNDP Country Offices, in close collaboration with partners and other UNDP Country Offices in the region.
Highlighted documents
Climate Change-Induced Drought Adaptation Strategy for the Caribbean Region and Beyond
CRMI, 2007, ENG
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Women, Girls, Boys and men: different needs - equal opportunities. Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action
IASC, 2006, ENG
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Upcoming Events
II Hemispheric Encounter and National Mechanisms and Networks for Risk Reduction
Santa Marta, Colombia. April 14-16, 2010
5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
UNESCO Paris, France. May 3-7, 2010
The 8th International Congress on Disasters
Havana, Cuba. June 14-18, 2010
News headlines
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Read newsLaunched in 2004 by the UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, the Caribbean Risk Management Initiative (CRMI) is a knowledge network designed to promote best practices and build capacity in the region in the fields of risk management and climate change adaptation. CRMI aims to provide a platform for sharing the experiences and lessons learned between different sectors, languages and cultural groups across the Caribbean in order to facilitate improved disaster risk reduction. Learn more about CRMI...
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Enhancing Gender Visibility in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in the Caribbean