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Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 5th, 2012, (Panos) - December 5, day three of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)’s 7th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in Montego Bay will feature a plenary session with the discussion topic ‘Building Resilience-CDM responsibility in Action’.
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Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 4th, 2012, (Panos) - In the first plenary session of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)’s 7th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management being held at the Hilton Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica from December 3rd – 7th, 2012, a High Level Panel Discussion with government ministers saw the sharing of experiences in the challenges of disaster risk management under the topic “Repositioning Disaster Resilience in the Development Agenda.”
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Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 4th, 2012, (Panos) - High in the Blue Mountains in Jamaica, Claverty Cottage and Clifton Hill are two adjoining remote communities, which were severely affected by Tropical Storm Nicole in 2010. Many roofs were damaged or completely blown off.
For this community, the application of the Safer Houses methodology resulted in homes still standing during subsequent weather events including Hurricane Sandy this year.
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