[Given the poor quality of the forecasting for
IVAN's progress across the Caribbean, I sort of
wonder about the validity of the headline, but
this is an ICT issue. bp]

>Date: 13 Sep 2004 16:28:11 -0000
>To: other-newswire@sidsnet.org
>From: jayne@sidsnet.org
>Subject: CARIBBEAN: Geospatial technology can reduce disaster risk
>
>Geospatial technology can reduce disaster risk
>Web Posted - Tue Aug 31 2004
>
>Three officials from the Caribbean Development
>Bankís (CDB) Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs)
>should now have a better understanding of how
>modern geospatial technology can be used for
>disaster risk reduction and sustainable
>development in the Caribbean.
>
>They attended a high-level meeting on this
>subject which was held in St. Vincent and the
>Grenadines on March 18, 2004, with some
>assistance from CDB.
>
>The Bank provided the equivalent of USD2 300 to
>finance their participation in the meeting which
>was planned and executed by the Organisation of
>American States.
>
>This meeting was attended by two government
>representatives with responsibility for land
>information and development planning from each
>CARICOM country at the level of Permanent
>Secretary or higher.
>
>In the meantime, the Government of St. Kitts and
>Nevis is to receive assistance from CDB in
>developing a National Strategic Plan for Health
>and Development for that country. The assistance
>comes in the form of a grant equivalent to USD58
>850 which is earmarked for financing consultancy
>services to complete the plan.
>
>Specifically, this technical assistance will
>seek to build the capacity to understand the
>relationship between health and sustainable
>development as a shared responsibility and a
>systematic planning process across various
>sectors. It will also provide a new mechanism to
>draw on the experiences and knowledge of
>stakeholders to inform health sector reform.
>
>Further, it will be used to identify health
>goals in terms of measurable objectives and
>quantified indicators which can be used to
>measure population health improvements.
>
>
>SOURCE: Barbados Advocate
>
>
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