The Caribbean Disaster Information Network
Beverley Lashley, John A. Aarons · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) · 2011
Through initial funding from the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) in June 1999, CARDIN (Caribbean Disaster Information Network ) was established with the major objective of strengthening the capacity within the Caribbean Community for the collection, indexing, dissemination and use of disaster-related information while serving as a sub-regional disaster information centre.The presentation will focus on how the major players within the Caribbean disaster community have collaborated to form CARDINa multidimensional network and its accomplishments over the years of fulfilling its mandate of providing free access to Caribbean disaster resources.