Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Jamaican disaster preparedness coordinating body / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (formerly known as the ODIPERC or Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Relief Coordination) is the Jamaican disaster preparedness coordinating body, which is responsible for preventing and reducing impact of hazards. It also coordinates responses to inter-island disasters with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency.[1]
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Formed | July 1980 (1980-07) (as Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management) 1993 (as Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Jamaica |
Employees | 60 (2007) |
Website | www |
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