Reducing Disaster Risks: Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean Region

by Ian Davis (Editor), Steve Bender (Editor), Fred Krimgold (Editor)

Are we winning or losing the battle for safe environments? In 1984, leading disaster risk management professionals and researchers met in Jamaica for the Ocho Rios conference on Disaster Mitigation. In this collection, key experts reflect on the progress made in disaster risk reduction since that conference, with a particular emphasis on the Caribbean. Areas of focus The resulting volume provides a comprehensive overview of progress in the field and will be of interest to all those involved in disaster risk management and development.

102 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 2011

About the author

Ian Davis is a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for a Fortune 500 company.