Disaster Risk Management

Disaster management aims to reduce, or avoid the potential losses from hazards, assure prompt and appropriate assistance to victims of disaster, and achieve rapid and effective recovery

Prepardness

Prepardness

The goal of emergency preparedness programs is to achieve a satisfactory level of readiness to respond to any emergency situation through programs that strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of governments, organizations, and communities. The development of long-term and short-term strategies, public awareness campaigns, and the creation of early warning systems can all improve these measures, which can be characterized as logistical readiness to deal with disasters.
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Response

Response

The aim of emergency response is to provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population. Such assistance may range from providing specific but limited aid, such as assisting refugees with transport, temporary shelter, and food, to establishing semi-permanent settlement in camps and other locations.
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Recovery

Recovery

As the emergency is brought under control, the affected population is capable of undertaking a growing number of activities aimed at restoring their lives and the infrastructure that supports them. There is no distinct point at which immediate relief changes into recovery and then into long-term sustainable development. There will be many opportunities during the recovery period to enhance prevention and increase preparedness, thus reducing vulnerability.
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Mitigation

mitigation

Mitigation activities actually eliminate or reduce the probability of disaster occurrence or reduce the effects of unavoidable disasters. Mitigation measures include building codes; vulnerability analysis updates; zoning and land use management; building use regulations and safety codes; preventive health care; and public education.
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Comprehensive Disaster Management 

What is Comprehensive Disaster Management?

Anguilla has been following the CDEMA developed model that promotes the practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) as an innovative concept for reducing the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development.

CDM is defined as:

ALL HAZARDS

ALL HAZARDS

Prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation

ALL PEOPLE

ALL PEOPLE

Public and private sectors, all segments of civil society and the general population in hazard prone areas.

ALL PHASES OF DISASTER CYCLE

ALL PHASES

Prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation

ALL YEAR ROUND

ALL YEAR

24/7 readiness and response capabilities