{"id":5171,"date":"2018-04-13T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2018-04-13T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:48:00","slug":"st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-gets-volcano-ready-with-new-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-gets-volcano-ready-with-new-project\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Vincent and the Grenadines gets \u201cVolcano Ready\u201d with new project"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of the West Indies\u2019 Seismic Research Center (UWI-SRC), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), recently launched a project to prepare communities to manage potential impacts of La Soufri\u00e8re Volcano and related hazards.<\/p>\n

The \u201cVolcano-Ready Communities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines\u201d project targets 12 towns and villages in the high-risk zones of La Soufri\u00e8re. It specifically seeks to improve early warning and alert systems; train early response and risk assessment teams; develop a \u201cVolcano-Ready\u201d framework and toolkit for communities; and create public education and awareness materials to be shared with schools, businesses, and residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to ensure that people here can live safely and resiliently and enjoy their lives, so that when bad things happen because of the environment that [they] won\u2019t be knocked back as badly,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said\u00a0Dr. Richard Robertson, Director of UWI-SRC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He further explained,\u00a0\u201cWhen we speak about \u2018Volcano-Ready communities\u2019 we\u2019re speaking about it in the context of a volcanic environment. Yes, the volcano erupts from time to time, but the very nature of the volcanic landscape is such that it poses certain hazards. For example, all of the loose material around is great for crops and farming, but it means that when rain comes, it strips off the materials and creates flash floods. When you have a storm, because the land falls away so quickly, storm surge comes in and damages the coastline. So, you\u2019re really in a multi-hazard environment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Following successful completion of the project, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be the first country in the Region to hold a \u201cVolcano-Ready\u201d designation.<\/p>\n

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Image:\u00a0\u00a0Pete Johnson\u00a0 (Pexels<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of the West Indies\u2019 Seismic Research Center (UWI-SRC), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), recently launched a project to prepare communities to manage potential impacts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[223,224,225],"class_list":["post-5171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-newsdevelopments","tag-environment","tag-project","tag-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Volcano-Eruption-Pete-Johnson-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-1lp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7238,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/vacancy-contract-management-assistant\/","url_meta":{"origin":5171,"position":0},"title":"VACANCY: Contract Management Assistant","author":"Michele Marius","date":"November 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"REGIONAL DISASTER VULNERABILITY REDUCTION PROJECT Request for Expressions of Interest Individual Consultant - 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