Handover of base radio system & rain gauges in Toledo.
On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Minister of Transport and National Emergency Management Honorable Edmond Castro was in the village of Santa Teresa, Toledo, for the official handover of a Base Radio (Communication) System and Rain Gauges which constitute one of several projects to assist in disaster risk reduction and disaster management, build adaptive capacity and resilience to Climate Change in a number of villages in the Toledo District.
The project is being executed through a partnership between the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), Human People to People Belize and various local groups and organizations. It entails: Improved physical Infrastructure and Early Warning Systems for Reduced Risk to Natural Hazards; Improved Agricultural Farming Systems Resilient to Climate Change; Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Public Education and Awareness and Emergency Response; and Project Management and Administration (with gender equity).
Present for the handover were regional and district representatives of NEMO, personnel from the National Meteorological Service of Belize, as well as local volunteers who are receiving specialized training to operate radios and other equipment in their respective communities to improve communication and reduce risk to disasters.
