1. Other Caribbean Resources Presented by Beverley Lashley Project Coordinator, CARDIN, UWI at the International Course on Development and Disasters February 10 –21, 2003

2. The Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN) Established to provide linkages with Caribbean disaster organizations, and to ensure improved access to such information

3. ENGLISH FRENCHSPANISHDUTCH AnguillaFrench GuianaCubaAruba Antigua&BarbudaGuadeloupeDominican RepublicBonaire BahamasHaitiCuracao BarbadosMartiniqueSaba BelizeSt.MartinSt. Maarten BermudaSt. Eustatuis British Virgins IslandsSuriname Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts - Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands Geographical Coverage

4. Final Report of the Needs Assessment Survey( June 2000) Few disaster agencies have:  Organized collections of material  Computerized databases  The necessary resources to collect and submit records to the CARDIN database  More than 1 or 2 members of staff

5.  CDERA - Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response AgencyCaribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency  CLAMED - Centro Latin Americano de Medicine de DesastresCentro Latin Americano de Medicine de Desastres  CRID - Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America & the CaribbeanRegional Disaster Information Center for Latin America & the Caribbean  ISDR - The International Strategy for Disaster ReductionThe International Strategy for Disaster Reduction  IFCR - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies  PAHO - Pan American Health OrganizationPan American Health Organization  UAG - Université Antilles GuyaneUniversité Antilles Guyane  UWI - University of the West IndiesUniversity of the West Indies

6. Network Members CDERA - representing the 16 English speaking Caribbean participating states CLAMED- Located in Cuba and assisting CARDIN with training in the Dominican Republic CRID and ISDR - Advisory capacity IFRC - Collaborate at the Community level PAHO - Linkages to Health information STIRANA - Coordinates activities within the Dutch Caribbean UAG - Coordinates activities within the French Caribbean

7. Services Offered Online Database available at: http://wwwcardin.uwimona.edu.jm:1104 Training in Managing and Organizing DIU’s and other information management training needs eg WWW Organizing DIU’s Collections Resource Material - Thesaurus and Bibliographies, Training Manual Online Directory

8. Challenges Organization of Caribbean Disaster Documentation Center Government Advocacy Training Information Technology

9. Science Library University of the West Indies Mona, Kingston 7 Jamaica Tel :(876) 970-1757, 935-8202 Fax: (876) 970-1758 E-mail: cardin@uwimona.edu.jm Website: http://wwwcardin.uwimona.edu.jm:1104