Inception Report - CDEMA

o proposal development and project management; and
o participatory monitoring and evaluation.
g) Capacity building of CDEMA’s sub-regional units (addressed in the consultancy
“Capacity Building of the CDEMA Sub-Regional Disaster Emergency Response Operational
Units”). This includes:
o use of CDEMA’s Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool to conduct an audit to
evaluate the Sub-Regional Emergency Operations Units;
o development of Standard Operating Procedures for the Sub-Regional Disaster
Emergency Response Operations Units; and
o undertaking the training of personnel in emergency response operations including
simulation exercises on the Standard Operating Procedures for Emergency
Operation Centres (EOC), and warehouse management inter alia.
h) Development of a cadre of community climate change adaptation and disaster risk
reduction facilitators, through:
o Training of Trainers workshops, based on the Training of Trainers workshop outline
and Trainer’s Manuals developed under this consultancy;
o ongoing mentoring during the implementation of the MCCCDRR Programme;
o facilitation of web-based networking and information updates;
o facilitation of training in participatory tools and methods such as stakeholder
analysis, participatory planning, conflict resolution and consensus building,
participatory video.
i) A Model Community–based Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Plan, which
communities can use as the basis to develop a plan adapted to their specific circumstances.
j) Networking of Caribbean communities involved in implementing the MCCCDRR
Programme with other similar communities, both within and outside the region, and with
partners and donors who can provide technical or financial support.
k) A mechanism for providing communities with the latest scientific information
including refined models and projections for their geographic region. This could form part of
the proposed Caribbean Climate Change Centre web database but specifically adapted (in
terms of language, bandwidth needed etc.) to be accessible to community members.
l) A mechanism for evaluating the results of the implementation of the MCCCDRR
Programme over the long-term, i.e. beyond short-term project time frames and to include
the impact of community-based activities on national and regional policy making.
m) Establish monitoring systems and early warning systems for extreme events like
floods and drought in vulnerable communities to monitor trends. According to the Hyogo
Framework for Action, effective early warning systems could include:
o strong political commitment from the government, supported by DRR plans, legislation
and coordination mechanisms;
o coordination among national services for sharing of information, data, and issuance of
warnings that take vulnerabilities and exposure of elements into account;
o communication and dissemination system that ensures warnings are received at
community levels through clear protocols and procedures that are regularly tested,
evaluated and maintained;
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