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Terms of Reference – Rapid Damage Assessment (RDA) Consultant

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Consultant to deliver a Rapid Damage Assessment (RDA) approach, methodology and training
PREPARE Program Trinidad and Tobago

Title: RDA Consultant
Based: Trinidad and Tobago
Period: April-August 2021
Duration: c. 60-90 days
Start date: 1 May 2021
Contracting Org: Miyamoto International Inc.
Expected regional travel: None

Background
After a disaster, particularly a destructive earthquake, but also severe floods, landslides and windstorms, there is an urgent need to quickly check the integrity of buildings and transport networks affected by the event; to restore services and shelter the displaced. Should engineers and/or architects apply their own evaluation methodologies, there is a greater chance of conflicting evaluation reports among agencies and professionals. Such circumstance will add to the difficulties of the disaster response and recovery.

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Call for Papers – Jamaica Engineer’s Week September 2013

The Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) will be hosting a three day Conference from Monday September 23 to Wednesday September 25, 2013 at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston Jamaica. The theme of the conference is “Applying Engineering Solutions to Facilitate Regional Development”.

Presentations will be made on topics related to the latest developments in engineering. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for engineers, architects, scientists, planners and academicians to promote, share, and discuss new issues, innovations and developments in different areas of engineering.

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Caribbean Urban Forum 2013

Caribbean Urban Forum 2013

The 3nd annual Caribbean Urban Forum 2013: (R)Evolution (CUF 2013) will be held from 13-15 March 2013 at the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre. Port of Spain, Trinidad. CUF 2013 is hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Society of Planner (TTSP) under the auspices of the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Urban Forum is one of a series of regional events organized by the Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management (CNULM), in association with the CARICOM Secretariat.

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