Knowledge for Development

Launch of the Caribbean Disaster Risk Atlas

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Date: 14/09/2012

Introduction:

A tool to enhance decision-making to reduce the serious economic and social impacts caused by natural hazards in the region has been launched by the University of the West Indies (UWI). The Caribbean Disaster Risk Atlas has been designed to meet the need for reliable data in the development of comprehensive risk management strategies in the Caribbean. Caribbean 360 has the story (25/6/2012).