Non-Political Integration: Medicine, CARIFESTA and CDEMA

Question 1

Medicine:

Answer 1

The Caribbean Environmental and Health Institute

Question 2

The CEHI was set up in… by… to

Answer 2

in 1989 by CARICOM to respond to the environmental health concerns of its members

Question 3

The CEHI provides

Answer 3

advice to members in all areas of environmental management

Question 4

This advice includes: (CEHI)

Answer 4

solid waste management
water resources management
coastal management
disaster prevention and preparedness

Question 5

CARIFESTA

carifesta began in… where

Answer 5

1972 in Guyana

Question 6

CARIFESTA is

Answer 6

a festival that celebrates the creative works of Caribbean artists and performers

Question 7

CARIFESTA stands for

Answer 7

The Caribbean Festival of Arts

Question 8

carifesta is (other definition)

Answer 8

an international multicultural event organized on a periodic basis by the countries of the Caribbean

Question 9

the main purpose of carifesta is

Answer 9

to gather artists, musicians, authors, and to exhibit the folkloric and artistic manifestations of the Caribbean and Latin American region

Question 10

this festival is used to… and facilitates

Answer 10

to record our natural heritage and it facilitates the development of relationships between veteran and young artists

Question 11

CDEMA

cdema stands for

Answer 11

the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

Question 12

cdema was set up to

Answer 12

coordinate responses to natural disasters such as hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis in CARICOM member states and associate member states

Question 13

CDEMA REsponsibilities (all):

Answer 13

• managing and coordinating disaster relief
• getting reliable information on disasters
• reducing/eliminating the impact of disasters
• setting up and maintaining adequate disaster response