Succès de la conférence sur la réduction des désastres.

Sasaye Mer 28 Nov 2007 - 11:23

Disaster reduction conference in Haiti declared a success

Published on Tuesday, November 27, 2007

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: On the wake of Tropical Storm Noel’s passage through the Caribbean, the beautiful seaside resort of Saint-Marc (unaffected), in Haiti, played host to the first ACS High-Level Conference on Disaster Reduction from 14 to 16 November 2007.

This first-ever meeting on the subject for the countries of the Greater Caribbean was attended by delegations from 21 ACS Members (including Ministers, high-ranking disaster reduction specialists and experienced diplomats), over 16 international and regional organisations and members of civil society. In all, over 120 people participated in the Conference.

The purpose of the event was to exchange experiences, lessons learnt and best practices in the areas of natural disaster risk reduction, as well as determine areas of intra-regional co-operation in view of the sheer number of initiatives in our region, the scant resources and the heterogeneity of the different actors.

The Conference was financed by the government of Haiti, the ACS, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the government of Turkey. Technical and other support was also provided by UNOCHA, UNISDR, IADB, UNECLAC, CEDERA, CEPREDENAC, IFRC, PAHO and UNDP.

The Conference approved a Plan of Action to guide the work of the ACS in this vital area of Greater Caribbean cooperation, as well as a resolution with further recommendations to be adopted by the Ministerial Council of the Association.