The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Office for Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) hosted the 6th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) under the theme “CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward” at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, December 5 – 9, 2011. Click here for photographs from the event.

This annual Conference is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management, bringing together the region’s largest gathering of professionals in the field of disaster management, as well as professionals from a range of fields with interest and/or responsibility in disaster management. Attending this event is an excellent opportunity to improve disaster risk management awareness and exchange information on good practices, while building stronger professional networks.

The Conference provides the platform for reflection and dialogue on initiatives and issues to advance the Comprehensive Disaster Management agenda and measures progress in the region within the context of the Enhanced Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy and Programming Framework 2007-2012.

Read more about CDM Conference 2011 at www.cdema.org/cdmconference.