Registration ends on May 20 at midnight for the 2019 Understanding Risk (UR) Caribbean Conference!
Slated for May 27 – May 31 in Barbados, UR Caribbean will bring together representatives of government ministries and national disaster management agencies, disaster risk management practitioners, urban planners, insurance industry stakeholders, private sector organizations, academia, multilateral development banks, regional partners and donors to:
Identify gaps and needs that exist in disaster risk information
Obtain in-depth training in areas such as fiscal resilience, coastal protection, risk analytics & more
Share knowledge and best practices from analyses, studies, projects and business practices
Experience innovations from global partners that can facilitate disaster risk management processes
UR Caribbean is organized by the World Bank’s Caribbean Disaster Risk Management team, in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the European Union (EU), and will be hosted by the Government of Barbados.
Core themes include:
Risk analytics and communication | Physical resilience | Fiscal resilience | Urban resilience | Coastal protection | Hydromet and early warning systems | Community engagement and emergency preparedness
Registration is open and free, but interested persons must register in order to attend.