MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – The Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be staging the 5th annual National Disaster Management Conference (NDMC) from March 6-7, 2008. It will be held at the Rosehall Resort and Country Club in Montego Bay, St. James.
This year’s Conference will address two very important areas of risk management and risk reduction: landslides and earthquakes.
A major goal of NDMC 2008 is to enhance the efforts of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to continue to lead in facilitating the dialogue and action towards the shift from a response driven hazard management programme to an integrated risk management approach.
Through a carefully designed program, conference participants will share and examine information on landslide and earthquake risks, trends, emerging technologies, tools and innovations and best practices that can be employed to reduce the risk and vulnerability to these hazards.
