1 Building Resilience in the Caribbean: Advancing End-to-End Early Warning Systems

Monday, 13 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
La Nouvelle AB (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships
Submitters:
Dan Muller, International Association of Emergency Managers, Des Moines, IA and Dominic Andrews
Chairs:
Dominic Andrews and Dan Muller, International Association of Emergency Managers, Des Moines, IA
Moderator:
Panelists:
Holly Hamilton, Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority; Geoffrey Greene, Bahamas Department of Meteorology; Nicole Dawkins-Wright, Jamaican Ministry of Health & Wellness and Trisha Miller

Early Warnings for All is a groundbreaking UN initiative to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected from hazardous weather, water, or climate events through life-saving early warning systems by the end of 2027. The ultimate success of the initiative will depend on efforts at the national and regional levels. This panel will invite perspectives from the Caribbean region related to capacity development efforts to support Early Warnings for All. Panelists will have the opportunity to highlight experience with activities both within and external to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and they will consider lessons learned and priority areas for continued focus. Panelists will have the opportunity to address a range of relevant topics, from observation gaps to service delivery and decision support in specific application areas.

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