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The Impact of the Internet and Communication
Technologies on the activities of CARDIN
Presented by Beverley Lashley
Project Coordinator, CARDIN
at the International Course on Development and Disasters
February 10 –21, 2003
Internet
Global collection of computer networks connected
by protocols (forms of communication between
computers) which makes it possible for users
anywhere to communicate with or use the services
located elsewhere
Not just the WWW but includes:
E-mail
ftp
Telnet
www
Voice and text based chat
E-mail
Usage of E-mail
Discussion lists
listservs
mailing lists
newsgroups
Communication Technologies
Voice mail
Teleconferencing
Television
Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing Imagery
Satellite Communication
The Caribbean Disaster Information Network
(CARDIN)
Established to provide
linkages with
Caribbean disaster
organizations, and to
ensure improved
access to such
information
 CDERA - Caribbean Disaster and
Emergency Response Agency
 CLAMED - Centro Latin Americano de
Medicine de Desastres
 CRID - Regional Disaster Information
Center for Latin America & the Caribbean
 ISDR - The International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction
 IFCR - International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies
 PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
 UAG - Université Antilles Guyane
 UWI - University of the West Indies
Factors Affecting the New Technologies
The number of disaster managers and
users who utilize these new technologies
Demand for the services and literacy of the
users
Complicated nature of the internet and
communication technology
Impact of the Internet and Communication
Technologies On CARDIN

Organizational Structure

Operations

Service Delivery
Structure of Organization
C A R IB B E A N D IS A S T E R IN F O R M A T IO N N E T W O R K
P roject A dvisory C om m ittee
C A R D IN S ecretariat
C oord in atin g U n its
CLAMED
C oord in atin g U n its
CDERA
C oord in atin g U n its
PAHO
C oord in atin g U n its
S TIR A N A
CLAMED
N ation al F ocal P oin ts
N ation al F ocal P oin ts
N ation al F ocal P oin ts
M em b ers
M em b ers
M em b ers
M em b ers
Operations
Online Database
Discussion Group
Training – Public Education Programme
Visibility Programme
Online Database
To develop a
comprehensive
database on
disaster related
information within
the English,
Spanish, Dutch and
French speaking
Caribbean.
Discussion Groups
Project Advisory
Committee
Caribbean Disaster
Virtual Library
Training
Public Education Programme
Training Seminars
Online Training - future
projection
Visibility Programme
• Logo Design Competition
• Visibility Seminars
Service Delivery
• Online Caribbean Disaster Database
• Links to other Caribbean Disaster
Agencies
• Directory of Caribbean disaster
personnel
• Full text of documents prepared by
CARDIN
• Updates of disaster activities within the
region
• Links to full text databases and
electronic journals
Conclusion
 Improvement in the services of disaster managers
 Assist in the organizing of Training Seminars
 Reduces cost
 Saves on travel time and time in general
 Provides visibility for agencies
 Improves the communication flow of transmitting
and sharing working documents