HOME  Who we are  Where we work  What we do   News  Health  Disaster Risk Mgt.  Volunteer  Events  Donate  Links  Contact Us  Search	No. 10 January - March 2008           < return to Newsletters Home view as pdf (443k) >     INSIDE THIS EDITION...     Partnerships needed in addressing Climate Change in the Caribbean The potential implications of these climatic changes are enormous, not only from the perspective of risk reduction but also with regards to regional development....           Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross visits communities A team of officials from the T&T Red Cross and two representatives of the Caribbean Regional Representation Office recently visited several communities in northern Trinidad.           Haitian Red Cross attends 11th International Colloquium for blood donations Nadine Celestine of the Haitian Red Cross reports on the 11th International Colloquium on the Recruitment of Voluntary, Non-Remunerated Blood Donors which was held in Cairo, Egypt in January.           Taking volunteers seriously According to the International Federation’s baseline survey, around 1.3 million volunteers participated in delivering disaster preparedness and response programmes and services in their own countries in 2005.           Red Cross in Action News briefs of the activities of Red Cross Societies and Overseas Branches in their respective territories...