Conference on Integrating Private Sector in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems Governance
PROSE personnel attended a regional event hosted in Grenada on November 21-23, 2022, that focused on multi-hazard early warning system governance, with emphasis on engagement between regional Chambers of Industry and Commerce, regional and national disaster risk management offices, and meteorological agencies in the Caribbean. The event was jointly organized by CARICHAM and UNDRR and attended by organizations such as Caribbean Development Bank, the World Bank, Climate Risk Early Warning Systems and other regional disaster management and meteorological professionals.
During the event, PROSE Chief of Party Marianela Guzman promoted the PROSE project, including to leaders from the Association of the Caribbean States and to the Executive Directors for the Chambers of Commerce from Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Discussions were also held with other stakeholders in the region, such as UNDRR and CARICHAM, to identify areas for collaboration, including PROSE’s engagement with CARICHAM’s Center for Excellence and with UNDRR’s work on the implementation of the CDM Blueprint implementation.