The American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2019 with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), becoming the lead for ARISE in Trinidad and Tobago.

ARISE Trinidad & Tobago (ARISE T&T) is a network designed to engage the private sector in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the local level. ARISE T&T operates as a subcommittee under AMCHAM T&T's Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Committee. Since the signing of the MOU, AMCHAM T&T has undertaken numerous activities aimed at fulfilling its commitments through the ARISE T&T sub-committee.

ARISE T&T sub-committee has 24 diverse members that comprise the Private Sector, Public Sector, NGOs, and the AMCHAM T&T Secretariat.

What is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030:

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 contains seven targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks:

(i)                    Understanding disaster risk;

(ii)                  Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk;

(iii)                Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and;

(iv)                Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

It aims to achieve a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods, and health, and in the economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities, and countries over the next 10 years.

The Framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.

For more information, visit: https://www.undrr.org/publication/sendai-framework-disaster-risk-reduction-2015-2030

Work of the ARISE T&T Committee:

  • Resource Mapping Exercise: Collaboration of AMCHAM T&T, UNICEF and the ODPM
  • Business Continuity Planning Workshops 

Committee Members

Chair
 Marise Johncilla

The Serenon Group Limited

Vice Chair
Jeffrey Millington

PROMAN Trinidad Limited


Balchan Jadoonanan

De Novo Energy Limited


    Gail Figaro                

Phi-Onyx Services Limited

 Gail Sooknarine

United Way Trinidad and Tobago

Skyle Baptiste 

PBS Technologies  (Trinidad) Limited                                           

Varsha Ramharrack

ContourGlobal Trinity Power

Varuna Samaroo

SEWATT 


Wendy Dickson

Guardian Holdings Limited 


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ARISE T&T ARTICLES AND REPORTS 

Business and Community Resilience - Private Sector Mapping in Trinidad and Tobago 

Private sector actors, whether large, or small are present before humanitarian crises occur and as crises unfold. While they are amongst the first responders to emergencies, they are also some of the first to be impacted, which in turn affects market stability and community livelihoods.  In Trinidad and Tobago, the private sector continues to prove itself to be strategic partner in humanitarian situations, often providing resources for relief and recovery.

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Tidal Waves of Disruption: Climate Change and Business Continuity in the Caribbean 

Marise K. Johncilla | Principal Consultant | The Serenon Group Limited

Within one-year, alarming climate-related precedents have been set. Fingers are pointing to climate change, which poses an “existential threat” to the Caribbean’s Small Island Developing States that are disproportionately exposed and becoming increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.  These impacts are expected to intensify, and the Caribbean region in particular faces an uncertain future. 

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