Disaster Risk Management Project

 

ACP-EU-CDB Natural Disaster Risk Management Project Title: "Strengthen the Disaster Risk Management Capacity of the Portmore Municipal Council" 

 

There was a recent Contract Signing Between the Portmore Municipal Council and IH Cantabria for Consultancy Service: Enhancement of the Portmore Municipality Natural Hazard Risk Profile, Disaster Risk Management Plan and Disaster Risk Management Awareness Training.

The contract signing took place on Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Portmore Municipal Council Conference Room 

 

The Government of Jamaica (Gap has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) ) in the amount of three hundred and thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-eight euro (EUR3311 ,768) from its Special Funds Resources (SFR) allocated from resources provided under African Caribbean Pacific—European Union (ACP-EU) CDB Natural Disaster Risk Management (NDRM) in the CARIFORUM Countries Programme towards the cost of Strengthening the Disaster Risk Management Capacity of the Portmore Municipal Council. 

Technical assistance will be provided to revise the Portmore multi-hazard risk profile and disaster risk management plan, improve the natural hazards and vulnerability GIS database, strengthen the PMCiGIS capacity and to build community disaster resilience. The project is designed to aid the Council to make evidence-based decision in disaster risk management. This project will also strengthen community preparedness and response capacity to manage natural hazard events through the establishment of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs). Public education and awareness component of the project will enhance knowledge about hazard risk, encourage best practices in DRM and facilitate corporation among stakeholders