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Caribbean Disaster Information Network

Welcome to CARDIN

Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria.

Welcome to CARDIN

Dominica After Hurricane Maria.

Guadeloupe

Guadgeloupe after Hurricane Maria.

Bahamas

Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.

Mission

Caribbean Youth Disaster Conference

"CARDIN, in collaboration with its partners, seeks to provide a new and dynamic approach to accessing and disseminating disaster related information in a manner that adequately prepares and minimizes the effect of disasters in the Caribbean Region…" Read more

Upcoming Events

Mar 23

World Meterological Day 2020

Venue: Geneva

Mar 09

COVID-19 Partnering in the Caribbean's Response

Venue: Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management, Cave Hill Campus

Nov 05

World Tsunami Awareness Day

Venue: To be announced

Latest Around The Caribbean

Tsunami waves are possible - ODPEM

(Source: Tsunami waves are possible - ODPEM)

Earthquake rattles island

(Source: Earthquake Rattles Island!)

Earthquake (Source: Earthquake felt in Kingston & St. Andrew)

Earthquake Felt Across Portions of Jamaica (Source: Jamaica-Gleaner)

Ex-Hurricane Isaac Passing Close to Leewards (Source: Express.co.uk)

Reports of flash flooding across Trinidad due to heavy rains. Officials ask public to stay off roads until flooding clears (Source: looptt.com)

Tropical Storm Isaac to Produce Increased Rainfall across Jamaica this Weekend (Source: jis.gov.jm)

China-funded roofing project on Barbuda meets target of 250 homes (Source: cdema.org)

Risk management agencies in the Caribbean created a common strategy for strengthening resilience in the Americas (Source: cdema.org)

Between Drought and Floods, Cuba Seeks to Improve Water Management (Source: caribbean360.com)

UNDP mobilized US$25 million, Restored Buildings and Boosted Preparedness in Hurricane-Affected Caribbean (Source: caribbean360.com)

Tropical wave brings heavy rains and gusty winds to The Bahamas (Source: caribbeannewsnow.com)

Hazards and disaster in the Insular Caribbean: A systematic literature review

Submitted by 10013077 on February 12, 2020 - 12:25pm

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287399190_Hazards_and_disasters_in_the_Insular_Caribbean_A_systematic_literature_review

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Natural hazards

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Jamaica, Cuba rattled by powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Submitted by 10013077 on February 3, 2020 - 11:27am

https://time.com/5773246/jamaica-cuba-earthquake/

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Earthquake; Natural disaster; Jamaica; Cuba

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Abandon Ship? Disaster Risk Reduction & Small Island Resilience in Light of Dorian

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Fostering Business Creation through CleanTech Innovation

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The UWI | EU-LAC Foundation Roundtable - A Destiny of Geography?

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Nature's terrrorist hurricane Irma

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Mona, Jamaica

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Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.

The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.

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