Disaster Risk Reduction
Prime Minister supports MOU between UB and University of Hawaii facilitating research and training in disaster risk reduction
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Philip Davis has thrown the government’s support behind a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation and Exchange, between the University of The Bahamas and the University of Hawaii. The MOU was signed during a Disaster Risk Reduction Summit facilitated by The Disaster Reconstruction Authority, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the Pacific Disaster Centre of Hawaii on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Baha Mar Resort. Signatories to the MOU were: Dr. Erik Rolland, President, University of The Bahamas, and Dr. John Barile, Director, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii. The event coincided with ‘International Day for Disaster Reduction’ – October 13, which is set aside by the United Nati...
