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Disaster Preparedness

Jamaica's disaster relief policy
DISASTER RELIEF is an activity aimed at assisting persons who have suffered in disasters. Disasters are many and varied, categorised in two types ­ Natural and man-made, causing serious dislocation and suffering and making it obligatory...

Emergency management in the 21st century

NEW INFORMATION technology (IT) together with the turmoil and instability surrounding its development and adoption, have and will continue to have significant impact on emergency management.

Disaster Management in schools

THE OFFICE of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management each year visits at least fifty schools across the island sensitising staff and students about the dangers associated with different hazards. Time, personnel and material resources do not...


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