Arima Borough Corporation

Calling all Volunteers, Are you ready to serve your Country? JOIN CERT Today! Help yourself, your family and your community to be better prepared for disasters and learn to Save A Life! Become a CERT and Community Hydrological Observer today, sign up now for the May 2022 Cohort, starting May 14th. FREE training: https://forms.gle/LfsF1z6oEgXB5VD87 Deadline to sign up is Wednesday 11th May 2022.

JOIN CERT VOLUNTEERS Today! - MAY 2022 The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government with the Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) and the Water Resources Agency (WRA) is appealing to all communities across Trinidad, HELP US TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY be better prepared and resilient. Resilient communities have the resources....

The "Bush Fires Destroy" campaign is here again!
The Arima Borough Corporation Disaster Management Unit is taking this opportunity to sensitize the public on the devastating effects and subsequent consequences of bushfires.
Do your part and be responsible. We need to make a concerted effect to preserve our forests.
Be aware of restrictions and follow the guidelines

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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Today is Internation Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer... let us do our part and make a big difference 🌏🌍🌎

Adverse Weather Alert #1 - Yellow Level!
Adverse Weather Alert in effect from Tue, Jun 22, 2021 11:00 AM to Wed, Jun 23, 2021 5:00 PM.

Issuance time: Mon, Jun 21, 2021 4:05 PM

The passage of a Tropical wave will likely result in periodic rainfall, with the medium to high chance ( 60 - 70%) of thunderstorm activity. The threat of gusty winds, street flooding and isolated flash flooding will be present during these periods.

Instructions: Monitor weather conditions and official updates from http://www.metoffice.gov.tt/. More information: www.odpm.gov.tt.

Area description: Trinidad and to a lesser extent Tobago

Details: https://www.metoffice.gov.tt/early_warning

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 🌎
Ecosystem restoration can take many forms: Growing trees 🌴, greening cities, rewilding gardens🌹🦠🌻, changing diets or cleaning up rivers and coasts🏞
• Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have& destroyed half of our& wetlands.
• As much as 50 per cent of our coral reefs have already been lost and up to 90 per cent of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5°C.

The emergence of COVID-19 has also shown just how disastrous the consequences of ecosystem loss can be. By shrinking the area of natural habitat for animals, we have created ideal conditions for pathogens – including coronaviruses – to spread.

Ecosystem restoration means preventing, halting and reversing this damage – to go from exploiting nature to healing it. This World Environment Day will kick off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains to the depth of the sea.

Information taken from: https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day
For more information: https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day

Register to be trained as a Shelter Manager.

The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society invites you to be a part of our Virtual Shelters and Shelter Management training!

We are calling on the following groups to become trained volunteers to effectively manage emergency shelters during times of crisis.

✅ Village Council Members
✅ Managers and Regional and Community Centres
✅ School Principals and School Staff
✅ FBOs, NGOs, CBOs who have an interest in supporting disaster response
✅ Committed community members with the time and patience to support your community in times of crisis

Join us on Saturday 1st May 2021 & Sunday 2nd May 2021 between 9 am – 3 pm as we equip you with the necessary skills.

𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! - https://forms.gle/MDrmJWjzeCZaqTBb7
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

Inviting all FBOs, CBOs and NGOs join the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government to discuss your role in disaster management. Let us build the resilience of our communities. You must register to be a part of the discussion. Thank you

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government will be hosting a virtual one day seminar for FBOs, CBOs and NGOs who respond to disasters at the local and national level.

The objective of this seminar is to expand understanding of your role in disaster management, not only from a response perspective, but how your organization can contribute to the overall resilience building of communities.

In every country, FBOs, CBOs and NGOs play a critical role in supporting communities who have been affected by disaster. 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 on Tuesday 11th May 2021 from 9am to 3pm as we cover topics like:

✔️The National Response Framework
✔️ Understanding levels of coordination
✔️ Deciding to mobilize a response - who do you communicate with?
✔️ Developing your organization's SOPs for disaster management
✔️ Case Study - The Red Cross and its role in disaster management
✔️ Roadmap to Community Resilience - Where does your organization sit?

𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! https://forms.gle/hCzTSoj8CQZqQV9M9
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

A reminder to all, to sign up and participate. Learn valuable skills to protect your community, your family and yourself in times of crisis.

Theme: RESTORE OUR EARTH
WHAT CAN I DO?
• RETHINK  think about what you are buying and if you really need it;
• REFUSE  reject items that: you will only
use once, are not environmentally friendly
• REDUCE  the amount of energy you use; plastic waste
• REUSE  reuse items instead of throwing them away
• RECYCLE  dispose of items responsibly
through recycling

Make everyday Earth Day