IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS PERCEPTION WORKSHOPS - BEQUIA 7TH - 8TH NOVEMBER 2022
4th November, 2022
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IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS PERCEPTION WORKSHOPS
- BEQUIA 7TH - 8TH NOVEMBER 2022
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has partnered with the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society to implement a Risk and Early Warning Systems Perception Workshop for the island of Bequia. As part of this initiative, two workshops will be held at the Spring Hotel in Bequia next week. A Capacity Building Sensitisation Workshop on Monday 7th November, 2022 and a Risk and Early Warning Systems Perception Workshop on Tuesday November 8, 2022.
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13th October, 2022
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NEMO LAUNCH ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
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