<br />
HYDROMET SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN<br />
“I am a policy maker and the work that the hydrologist does directly affects the success<br />
of my job. At times, we take things for granted […] We need to understand that if we want<br />
our technical officers to give us the best possible service, then we must give them also<br />
the best possible tools […] to provide that service. We need to ensure that they [hydromet<br />
departments] are fully equipped; we need to also ensure that policies are put in place<br />
[…] not only for the performance of their duties as it relates to national emergency<br />
management, but also for the development of the country.”<br />
~ Errol Gentle, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Works, Belize<br />
SA VE LIVES<br />
REDUCE DAMAGES<br />
AND LOSSES<br />
HYDROMET'S<br />
VALUE<br />
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY<br />
DEVELOP RESILIENCE<br />
US$465 million<br />
was lost each year, on average, in the<br />
Caribbean due to hydromet <a title="Hydromet_2 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/694321a6?page=1"> HYDROMET SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN “I am a pol</a>
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