Published: October 30, 2012
Risk management taken to Regions 6 ? other regions soon to benefit
Georgetown GINA.
Eighty representatives from both Government and Non-Governmental Organisations have completed training in Shelter Management, Damage Assessment, and Emergency Operations Center Management courtesy of the Civil Defense Commission (CDC).
The training for Regional representatives was conducted recently in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council, Region 6.
The CDC has reported that 30 persons where trained as Emergency Shelter Managers, 26 in Damage Assessment, and 24 as Emergency Operations Center Managers. The training concluded with evaluations and exercises which were used as tools to measure the participants understanding of the material covered during the respective training programs.
Additionally, the CDC handed over to the Regional Democratic Council, Region 6, an emergency box containing maps, states/charts, stationery and other resources needed for the effective activation and operations of the Emergency Operation Center during a disaster. The items are expected to contribute to the regions? disaster preparedness and response capability.
The CDC has planned similar training sessions which will be conducted in November and December in Regions 1, 7 and 10. Training in Regions 7 and 10 will be in November while Region 1 will benefit from this program in December. At the end of the current training calendar six regions (1, 3,4,6,7 and 10) would have benefited from DRM training in the areas of Shelter Management, Damage Assessment, and Emergency Operations Center Management.
The CDC is Guyana?s lead agency with the responsibility for disaster risk reduction and management activities in Guyana. However, when disaster situations occur and impact communities, the CDC must work in partnership with several government and non-governmental agencies in order to successfully execute its mandate.
The CDC stated that the training being provided is designed to ensure that in each region across Guyana, there are trained individuals who can function effectively in disaster situations, and who are equipped with the requisite expertise to continue training in their respective regions.
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