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PDFDuring the period 2002-2006, a Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean (DMFC) project was established within the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), with support from the United States Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. The DMFC sought to mainstream disaster risk management within CDB’s operations, and within the development planning processes in Borrowing Member Countries.
Key Activities and Outputs
Some of the key activities and outputs included information sharing (conferences and workshops), training courses, manuals and tools, the development of building codes and a model mitigation policy.
Information sharing
2006: Caribbean Development Bank/Inter American Development Bank High Level Forum on Integrating Disaster Risk Management Into Fiscal and Development Policy
2006: Caribbean Development Bank /Pro Vention Consortium Forum on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
- DVD of Proceedings
- Guidance Note: Integrating Disaster Risk into Environmental Assessment
2004: Special Conference on the 2004 Hurricane Season: Implications for Structural Engineering Practice in the Caribbean
Special Conference on the 2004 Hurricane Season: Implications for Structural Engineering Practice in the Caribbean Report
2004: The Fourth Vulnerability Assessment Techniques Workshop
Vulnerability Assessment Techniques (VAT IV) Workshop Report
2004: Use of Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Report on High Level Meeting on Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
2002: Stakeholder Meeting on Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean
Stakeholder Meeting in Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean – The Way Forward Report
Courses and Workshops
2005: Enhancement of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Database
Enhancement of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Database: Training Session Report
2004: Introductory Course in Natural Hazard Risk Reduction
- Lesson Plan
- Participant’s Workbook
- Reference Materials
2003: Training Course in Incorporation of Natural Hazard Risk Management in Development Programmes and Projects
- Incorporation of Natural Hazard Risk Management in Development Programmes and Projects: Training Manual
- Incorporation of Natural Hazard Risk Management in Development Programmes: Final Workshop Report
2003: International Course on Development and Disasters With a Special Focus on Health
International Course on Development and Disasters With Special Focus on Health: Summary Report
2003: Data Collection Protocols and Participatory Research Techniques Workshop
Training Workshops in Borrowing Member Countries on Data Collection Protocols and Participatory Research Techniques Report
2002: First Vulnerability Assessment Forum and Training Workshop
First Vulnerability Assessment Forum and Training Workshop: Notes From Panel and Working Group Sessions
Manuals and Tools
2004-2006: Sourcebook on the Integration of Natural Hazards Into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
- Sourcebook on the Integration of Natural Hazards Into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process (Hard Copy and CD ROM Version)
- Integrating Natural Hazards Into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process Brochure
- Guide on the Integration of Natural Hazards Into Environmental Impact Assessment
2003-2006: Preparation of a Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles
- Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles
- Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles, Phase 2: DVD Multimedia
2003: Post-Disaster Rapid Environmental Assessment Manual – Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
- OECS Technical Manual for Post-Disaster Rapid Environmental Assessment Vol. I: Manual
- OECS Technical Manual for Post Disaster Rapid Environmental Assessment Vol. 2: Forms, Guidelines and Reference Notes
National Hazard Mitigation Policies
Related Information: Model Mitigation Policy and its application in Belize, Grenada, Jamaica and St Lucia
Designing Building Standards and Building Codes
The Caribbean Development Bank has been involved in the efforts at having a regional building code over the past two decades.
In 1982, CDB approved a Grant of USD60,000 to CARICOM for part-financing the cost of the development of the Caribbean Uniform Building Code (CUBiC). In 1991, the Council of Caribbean Engineering Organisations (CCEO) conducted a review of CUBiC and agreed to recommend a regional effort to update and maintain CUBiC, including the completion of the outstanding sections. This was supported at the Caribbean/Central American Forum on Building Codes and Economic Development (CARIFORUM) held in Puerto Rico in 1998. Subsequently, officials of CDB, CARICOM and the then Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project of the Organisation of American States agreed to support a regional effort to upgrade and maintain CUBiC.
In 1999, CCEO with the support of CARICOM applied to CDB for a grant to revise and update CUBiC and in June 2001 a formal proposal outlining the proposed methodology and costing was submitted to CDB by CARICOM. The approach outlined in this proposal is to utilise the International Code Council (ICC) codes as the base documents for the proposed new Regional Building Standards developed for application in the Region.
Building Codes
2004: Caribbean Development Bank/Caribbean Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) Regional Building Code Technical Meeting
CDB/CROSQ Regional Building Code Technical Meeting Report
