The Vice Chancellor's Forum on the Hurricane Recovery Efforts in The Bahamas

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Sep 13 2019 (Time To Be Announced)

The Vice Chancellor's Forum on the Hurricane Recovery Efforts in The Bahamas

As we mourn the human loss in Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands and lament their massive property destruction, the extreme vulnerability of our region is undeniably an existential threat caused by climate change and global warming. We continue to witness this truth in the extensive damage and tragic deaths caused by the growing intensity of hurricanes.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) remains committed to championing the proposition of a resilient Caribbean. This regional University has always borne the responsibility to serve the people of the Caribbean and, in this time of despair, is taking the moral and ethical position that we must provide leadership in responding with alacrity to the crisis and recovery phases.

On Friday, September 13, 2019, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will convene a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum on Hurricane Recovery in The Bahamas.

Forum Participants

  • Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Affairs, The UWI
  • Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor, The UWI (joining via videoconference from The Bahamas)
  • Dr. Barbara Carby, Head of The UWI Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC) and part of a visiting team to the affected islands last week
  • Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Resilience Consultant/Advisor attached to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, The UWI (joining via videoconference from The Bahamas)
  • Bahamas Student Representatives

Venue: Ramson Meeting Room, The UWI Regional Headquarters, Hermitage Road, Mona, Jamaica; OR Live broadcast: www.uwitv.org and UWItv Cable TV channel on the Flow Network.

Time: 9:00 a.m. (Jamaica)/10:00 a.m. (Eastern Caribbean)

Questions: will be entertained either in person OR via the Livestream chat feature at www.uwitv.org OR via WhatsApp at 876-279-9607

For further information, please contact The University Marketing and Communications Office via telephone at 868-663-9392 or email at Rhonda.Jaipaul@sta.uwi.edu or Maria.Rivas-McMillan@sta.uwi.edu

 

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Ramson Meeting Room, The UWI Regional Headquarters, Hermitage Road, Mona, Jamaica
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