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UWI’s mission is to unlock West Indian potential for economic and cultural growth by high quality teaching and research aimed at meeting critical regional needs, by providing West Indian society with an active intellectual centre and by linking the West Indian community with distinguished centres of research and teaching in the Caribbean and overseas.
To provide the leadership that drives the rationalization, integration, and development of all initiatives in disaster risk reduction and disaster management.
Mobilize resources, supplement those provided by the University advance the university’s disaster management programme.
Develop partnerships and other collaborative mechanisms that allow the University, its students and staff to maximize the effectiveness of their interventions in disaster management to advance sustainable development in the Caribbean region.
MSc in Disaster Risk Reduction
- Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN)
- Centre for the Environment Climate Studies Group, Mona
- Earthquake Unit, Mona
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
- Caribbean Institute of Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH)
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
- UK Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://www.uwi.edu/drrc/default.aspx
allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.