PS’s and Senior public officials set to discuss plans to make Dominica the first climate resilient country

Dominica’s Permanent Secretaries and other senior public service officials are said to be set to engage in a planning session today Thursday, December 28, 2017, with one major objective being to formulate a working response to the statement made by government, to make Dominica the first climate resilient country in the world.
 
The session is being chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Steve Ferrol. According to him, “our beloved country demands maximum service in 2017 and will demand even more dedicated service in 2018, therefore, all efforts need to be consolidated to maintain an efficient and flexible public service as a matter of urgency, in order to face the challenges of rebuilding.”
 
The conference is being held under the theme “Building A Climate Resilient Dominica: A Public Service Response.” It will focus on five (5) key areas; (I) Programing the Vision: Towards a National Strategy and Action Plan (II) Where are we with Budget Implementation 2017/2018: Update Report (III) A National Strategy for a Climate Resilient Dominica: What Are Our Expectations; (IV) What does Climate Resilience mean for each sector: Revised Strategies and Action Plans; and (V) NEPO: Proposals for preparedness for resilience for the next hurricane season.
 
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit will deliver the opening remarks, and several Cabinet Ministers are expected to attend the session.
 
The event will be held from 9:00am,at the conference room of the Office of Disaster Management (ODM).