What are the expectations?
What are Natural Hazards?
Types of Natural Hazards
Why should we be concerned about hazards?
Why should be concerned about hazards?
Grenada after Ivan 2004
Why is the human element so critical?
What are some of the hazards and disasters that face the region?
What constraints to development do we face in the Caribbean?
Impacts results in costs
How do humans affect hazard processes?
The Role of Science in Predicting Hazards
Scientific Perspective
Where do natural hazards occur?
How do Scientists Learn about Natural Hazards?
Steps in the Scientific Method
What is a hypothesis?
An ExampleStep 1: Observation
What then should be the objectives of Natural Hazard and disaster management in the Caribbean?
Compulsory reading
http://www.icjonline.com/views/POV_2010-11_Paresh_V_Patel.pdf