The Association of Caribbean States (ACS).

1. Objectives The Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Coordination and Cooperation towards urban seismic risk reduction in the Greater Caribbean Region. Arturo López- Por.llo Contreras. Director of Transport and Disaster Risk Reduc.on Port- au- Prince, Haï.. September 19th, 2016

Objectives 1. To present the objec0ves of the Associa0on of Caribbean States (ACS) 2. To present ACS ac0vi0es related to urban seismic risk reduc0on 3. To suggest some possible ideas for regional coopera0on in urban seismic risk reduc0on

Association of Caribbean States October 1992 Decision to establish the ACS in the Special Mee0ng of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Association of Caribbean States May 1993 Second CARICOM / Central American Ministerial Conference, held in Kingston, Jamaica. The proposal is welcome

Association of Caribbean States October 1993 The Summit of the Heads of State and Government of CARICOM, the Presidents of the Group of the Three and Vice President of Suriname held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago reiterated their commitment to establish the ACS

Association of Caribbean States 24th, July, 1994 Crea0on of the ACS by the Conven0on signed in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Purpose The ACS is an organisa0on for consulta0on, coopera0on and concerted ac0on, whose purpose is to iden0fy and promote the implementa0on of policies and programmes. (Art III.1)

Purpose Consulta0on, coopera0on and concerted ac0on: a) Develop collec0ve capabili0es of the Caribbean region. b) Develop the poten0al of the Caribbean sea c) Promote enhanced economic space for trade d) Preserva0on of the environment e) Conserva0on of natural resources and the Caribbean sea f) Promo0ng sustainable development of the Greater Caribbean region

Key Areas for Cooperation 1. Sustainable Tourism 2. Trade Development and External Economic Rela0ons 3. Transport (Air and Mari0me) 4. Disaster Risk Reduc0on Special CommiVees

Organisation 1. Ministerial Council 2. Secretariat. Secretary General 3. Directorate of Transport and Disaster Risk Reduc0on. 4. Directorate of Sustainable Tourism. 5. Directorate of Sustainable Development. 6. Special Fund. 7. Caribbean Sea Commission

Members 25 Member States 8 Associate Members 24 Observer Countries 6 Founding Observer Organisa0ons 4 Observer Organisa0ons 6 Social Partners

Members

Members CARICOM: An0gua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Hai0, Jamaica, St. KiVs & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua G- 3: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela Non- Grouped: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama

Associate Members 1. Aruba 2. Curazao 3. France a) French Guiana b) Saint Barthelemy 4. Guadeloupe 5. Mar.nique 6. The Nederlands a) Bonaire b) Saba c) Sint Eusta.us 7. Sint Maarten 8. Saint Mar.n

Observer Countries 1. Aruba 2. Curazao 3. France a) French Guiana b) Saint Barthelemy 4. Guadeloupe 5. Mar.nique 6. The Nederlands a) Bonaire b) Saba c) Sint Eusta.us 7. Sint Maarten 8. Saint Mar.n

Some DRR Activities 1. Model Building Codes for Earthquake and Wind 2003 2. Agreement Between Member States and Associate States of the ACS for Regional Coopera0on on Natural Disasters. 2015 3. Stregthening the Spa0al Infrastructure of Member States and Territories of the of the ACS. INEGI- UNGGIM. 2015-2016 4. Caribbean Territorial Informa0on Plaform for Disaster Preven0on (PITCA). 2016-2017

SSIMSTACS UNGGIM 1. Approved in the 6th ACS Summit of Heads of State/ Government. 2. Funded by the Mexican Agency for Interna0onal Coopera0on for Development. AMEXCID. 3. Addi0onal funding by the Government of Chile. 4. Technical CommiVee: CDEMA, INEGI, CENAPRED, URISA, UWI, ACS. Implemented by the Mexican Ins0tute of Geography and Sta0s0cs (INEGI). 5. Countries beneffived: Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Mar0nique, Dominican Republic, Saint KiVs- Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesm Trinidad and Tobago and Haï0. 6. Sustainibility. UWI. Department of Geode0c Engineering.

SSIMSTACS UNGGIM 1. Diagnosis. 2014 2. Geodesy Theore0cal Course. Mexico. 2014. 3. Geographic Informa0on Standards. New York. 2015 4. Cartography. Mexico. 2015. 5. Geographic Metadata. Cuba. 2016 6. Spa0al Data Infrastructure. New York. USA. 2016. 7. Global Naviga0on Satellite System Sta0ons. 2016 8. Use of Geode0c Equipment. Trinidad and Tobago. 2016. 9. Land Cover Map using Mad Mex Plaform. 2016 10. Interna0onal Forum on GIS for Disasters. Barbados. 2016 11. Equipment. Lap tops and Servers. 2016 12. Geographic Informa0on Systems. México 2016 13. Geoportals and Geoservices. Chile 2017 14. Equipment. Server. UWI.

PITCA 1. Approved in the 6th ACS Summit of Heads of State/ Government. 2. Ini0ally funded by the Mexican Agency for Interna0onal Coopera0on for Development. AMEXCID. 3. Technical CommiVee: CDEMA, INEGI, CENAPRED, URISA, UWI. 4. Implemented by the Na0onal Disaster Preven0on Centre of Mexico (CENAPRED). 5. Countries beneffived: Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Mar0nique, Dominican Republic, Saint KiVs- Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Haï0. 6. Hazard maps: Earthquake, Tsunami, Floods, etc. 7. Sustainibility. UWI. Department of Geoma0cs Engineering and Land Management.

ACS Special Committee for DRR 1. Annual mee0ng 2. ACS members and associate members 3. Na0onal, regional and interna0onal DRR organisa0ons 4. DRR ac0vi0es from the ACS Plan of Ac0on approved by the Ministerial Council in Havana, Cuba. June 2016. 5. Directorate of Disaster Risk Reduc0on Work Programme 6. Reports from Organisa0ons involved. 7. 21st October, 2016

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DRM Components Sub- Components Risk identification 1. Hazard and Vulnerability mapping 2. Risk assessment 3. Disaster scenario design 4. Baseline data collection (e.g. social, economic, environmental) 5. Research Prevention/mitigation 1. Structural vulnerability assessment 2. Retrofitting and structural strengthening 3. Re- location of infrastructure and human settlements 4. Enacting and enforcement of building codes 5. Best construction practices 6. Land use planning to reduce disaster risks 7. Maintenance for infrastructure 8. DRM mainstreaming into development Risk Transfer 1. Prevention/mitigation funding 2. Design and implementation of risk transfer strategies in DRM 3. Accessing regional and international risk transfer agencies and facilities Preparedness/Response 1. DRM Plans (National and Sectoral) 2. Legislation and policies 3. Emergency Response Planning 4. Training 5. Simulation Exercises. Recovery/ Reconstruction 1. Mechanisms for early recovery and reconstruction post disasters, 2. Damage and needs/loss assessment (DANA, DALA, PDNA) 3. Design of sector specific continuity of operations plans 4. Design of guidelines for national recovery and reconstruction 5. Building Better. Rebuilding better.

Conclusions and Recommendations 1. Earthquake disaster risk reduc0on: long term 2. Everybody involved 3. Sharing informa0on and technical coopera0on in the Greater Caribbean Region. 4. Informa0on and lessons learned from Reconstruc0on. Chalenges. Social consequences. 5. Long term regional projects 6. Op0mising Funding (add to projects) 7. Involve right stakeholders in the process 8. Adequate management and results 9. Different DRM components. Plan. Implement. 10. Different Hazards. 11. Ensure Sustainability and Resilience 12. Leading efforts.

Sendai Framework Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effec0ve response and to Build Back BeVer in recovery, rehabilita0on and reconstruc0on. BeVer, not sooner, not cheaper. Less vulnerable.

Let s build back bever! Together! Ensemble! Juntos!

THANK YOU!