Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI)
Caribbean developing countries are exposed to a variety of similar natural hazards, namely hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, droughts, fires as well as technological and biological hazards.
The initiative is the Caribbean’s contribution to the Worldwide-Initiative on Safe Schools (WISS) and promotes the partnership for advancing safe school implementation. Ministries of Education lead the implementation and get technical support from international, regional and national partners. Since its launch, the CSSI has been an inclusive effort, promoting the participation of all islands in the Caribbean, including CDEMA Participating States and overseas territories, as well as bridging language barriers across English, French, Dutch and Spanish-speaking communities.
