Contract Opportunity. Meridian International Center. July 2021

 

 

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION: IVLP VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNICAL SUPPORT   RFQ Issuance Date: July 1, 2021 RFQ Submission Due Date: July 28, 2021 Scope of Work Meridian is seeking quotes from individuals to provide virtual meeting and platform support for upcoming virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) projects. Funded by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, these programs will be hosted virtually through Zoom, Canvas, and other platforms as needed. IVLP projects include a diverse group of participants from across the globe. All meetings are off-the-record with rare exceptions. Technical and Functional Requirements Upon identifying need, Meridian will contract an individual to provide technical support for various projects ranging in dates between August 2 to December 31, 2021. IVLP projects range in length but average between 2 – 4 weeks with maximum 15 meetings. The approximate number of contracted hours will range from minimum of 8 hours to a maximum of 24 hours. Due to the international nature of this work, meetings can range in time to accommodate a variety of time zones. An individual in this role will be responsible for the following: Attend pre-project meetings to identify specific needs and coordinate with project team. Train interpreter/liaisons and participants on virtual meeting platforms (primarily Zoom). Join all virtual meetings at designated time when program team members are online to meet speaker, address any needed items, and assist with testing technical functionality. Work with interpreter/liaison team to support technical issues raised by participants. Serve as production support for presenters, Q&A, and breakout room management to ensure professional meetings and informal sessions run smoothly based on runs of show. Awarding the Quote/Contract Meridian will select individuals on an as needed basis based on the competitiveness of the quotes provided, availability, as well as past performance. Quote packages should include: Requested hourly rate. Past performance details including any experience with virtual meeting platforms, Zoom, and interpretation functions on Zoom; online learning platforms such as Canvas; and remote project management. References who may be contacted regarding past relevant performance.   Questions and Quote Submission Quotes should be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern time on Wednesday, July 28 via email to cindart@meridian.org. Please include "RFQ IVLP Virtual Meeting Support" in the subject of your email. Selections will be made on an as needed basis. Any questions regarding the program or RFQ should be submitted to cindart@meridian.org. Contractual General Terms Your quote must remain valid for a period not less than 90 days after the deadline date specified for submission. Meridian reserves the right to accept or reject any quotations, cancel the bidding process and to reject all quotations at any time prior to the award of the contract.

 

 

Call for Grant Reviewers. Washington, D.C. Office of African American Affairs. July 2021

  

Mayor's Office on African American Affairs

FY 2022 African American Community Grant

 

CALL FOR GRANT REVIEWERS

The Mayor's Office on African American Affairs (MOAAA) is recruiting a panel of more than 40 experienced professionals to help evaluate the grant applications that we receive for the FY 2022 African American Community Grant program. The primary focus of the grant are programs that provide direct services to the District's African American community that address at least one of the following areas: 

·        Education

·        Jobs & Economic Development

·        Public Safety

·        Civic Engagement

·        Health & Wellness

·        Youth Engagement

·        Arts & Creative Economy

·        COVID-19 Recovery

We are looking for a diverse group of volunteer reviewers that have management, evaluation, planning, or implementation experience in any of the aforementioned areas. Reviewers will read, score and evaluate proposals. The grant review period will be conducted during August 2021. The review can be conducted via your own computer through ZoomGrants.

To apply, please sign up through the Volunteer Grant Reviewer Database. You will be asked to complete a form and upload your resume. Please sign up no later than Friday, July 23, 2021. For questions email MOAAA@dc.gov

How Vancouver, British Columbia (CANADA) Prepared for Emergencies July 2021

 https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/how-vancouver-prepares-for-emergencies.aspx

How Vancouver prepares for emergencies

Everyone has a role to play in making sure we all stay safe in emergencies.

Our responsibility

The City commits major resources to make our public buildings, roads, bridges, and you safe.

Like other local governments in BC, we lead the initial response to emergencies and disasters by:

• Preparing emergency plans
• Coordinating and managing emergency planning with first responders
• Running emergency training and exercises with City staff and other first responders
• Training volunteers to help deliver essential services and housing during a disaster
• Providing basic services to those impacted by a disaster
• Maintaining police, fire, and specialized teams (such as CAN-TF1 and Hazmat) to mobilize quickly in an emergency situation

We regularly share updates relevant for residents via our social media accounts. In the event of an emergency our @CityofVancouver 

External website, opens in new tab

 Twitter account is a good source to follow. We will share information from the relevant emergency response organizations such as fire, police, the Port of Vancouver, and health authorities. Depending on the nature of the emergency or threat, we will provide further information and other sources to follow for critical information.

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  Protecting our infrastructure

  • Bridge upgrades
  • Dedicated Fire Protection System (DFPS)
  • Stormwater management
  • Mapping flood hazards
  • Extreme weather response
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  Protecting our community

  • Emergency Support Services
  • Public education
  • Specialized response
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  Coordinated planning and response

  • Earthquake Preparedness Strategy
  • Regional collaboration
  • Emergency communications
  • Consolidated radio and dispatch
  • Emergency Operations Centre

  Earthquake Preparedness Strategy

  In 2014, the City developed the Earthquake Preparedness Strategy, a major component of our Emergency Preparedness Program. Currently, the City is implementing 56 actions identified in the strategy and is ready to respond to an earthquake at any time. It has put in significant work into assessing and addressing the risk and has taken action to reduce the impacts of an earthquake.

  Regional collaboration

  Emergency managers across the Lower Mainland work together to plan and coordinate regional emergency preparedness and response.

  The Integrated Partnership for Regional Emergency Management in Metro Vancouver (IPREM) is an intergovernmental partnership between the Province of BC and Metro Vancouver. It is tasked to coordinate regional emergency management planning activities and collaborates with all levels of government and the private sector to create a disaster-resilient region.

  • Learn more about IPREM External website, opens in new tab

  Emergency communications

  If telecommunications infrastructure is damaged, telephones, mobile phones, and internet may not work. The City has set up a partnership with an amateur radio operator society called VECTOR to provide reliable communications for emergency responders in the event of a major outage.

  Consolidated radio and dispatch

  E-Comm, the emergency communications centre for southwest British Columbia, provides 9-1-1 services and consolidated radio and dispatch services for first responders.

  An integrated emergency communications system is critical to public safety. E-Comm’s multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional communications allow ambulance, fire, police, and other agencies to communicate clearly and reliably across the Lower Mainland.

  • Find out more about E-Comm External website, opens in new tab

  Emergency Operations Centre

  The City's dedicated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is designed to act as a coordination and communications centre for any large emergency or disaster events that impacts Vancouver. It has been designed and built to withstand a major earthquake.

Contact the Vancouver Emergency Management Agency (VEMA)

emergency.management@vancouver.ca

Emergency safety kits

Did you know there is a 1 in 4 chance of a major earthquake in Vancouver within the next 50 years?

Be prepared, by creating emergency safety kits filled with supplies you will need if you are forced to evacuate your home.

Get instructions

CERT. Locate a CERT Team in your community. Do it now!

If you’re unable to locate a local community emergency response team (CERT) in your community, please use the following to locate and\or start a CERT in your

·       community,

·       faith-based organization,

·       daycare,

·       senior living facility,

·       office,

·       business,

·       school, or

·       college\university,

·       Immigrant communities

START NOW! 

Begin the first step in addressing climate change.

Prepare you, your family, and your community to address increasing natural disasters.

Be PROACTIVE to address next step for adaptability and resiliency building for climate change.

Click on highlighted, underlined area. Register, join or login to your CERT Find your local CERT program The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on during disaster situations, which allows them to focus on more complex tasks. Through CERT, the capabilities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters is built and enhanced.

Black Emergency Managers Association  

Washington, D.C.  20020

bEMA 

Change without Sacrifice is an Illusion.  Lisa Ellis

Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)             A 501 (c) 3 organization.

Engaging with CERT In Person. July 28, 2021. Plan for the worst, and hope for .......

The Bear Story
 
If you can’t out run the CUBs
              (Covid-19, future pandemics, water & food security issues, financial setbacks, other criris events),
You wont be able to out run the BEAR.
              (CLIMATE CHANGE).

 

Take advantage of the slight break in COVID-19 recovery as social distancing is relaxed to prepare for future pandemics, disasters, emergencies, and impacts of climate change on your community if you have started your online\virtual training in CERT (community emergency response team) organization.

Prepare for your partnerships, collaborations, coordination, and communications with other entities and local emergency management offices, and other volunteer organizations, American Red Cross (ARC) local chapter, and in the case of diaspora international members International Red Crescent\Red Cross organizations.

Prepare for and plan for worst case scenarios of climate change, vulnerabilities to water & food systems, know evacuation routes if evacuation of your homes and communities become necessity.  Plan for the worst and hope for …….

 BEMA International

Re-Engaging with CERT In Person Wednesday, July 28, 2021 1:00:00 PM EDT Duration: 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)   Who should attend? Whole community partners, particularly CERT Program Managers, CERT Instructors, CERT volunteers, and anyone else with an interest in CERT.     Register Now    Speaker FEMA works to ensure equitable access for all to any services and programs that are provided by the agency. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please make your request in an email to fema-r2-prepares@fema.dhs.gov. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill.

 
 

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.
bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

Climate Change. Reading List Early 2000 to Present. June 2021

 

Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology in Africa: Case Studies of River Basin Water Resources  C. Ambrosino 2011, African Climate and Climate Change: Physical, Social and Political Perspectives 33 Views  View PDF ▸   Download PDF ⬇

 

Your recent reading history:

The ATEAM vulnerability mapping tool - Richard J T Klein

Handbook of Current and Next Generation Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Tools - Unmesh Patnaik

Handbook on methods for climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies - feather fur

Scenarios and models for exploring future trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services changes - Eric Arets

Contemporary Environmental Readings Climate Change A Blessing or a Curse for Agriculture? First Edition With contribution by - Yasser Hassan

CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA.pdf - rasak bamidele

The Effects of Global Warming new - sri supartini

Climate Change - Some Mitigation Methods - Mayadhar Swain

 

Multi-Hazards. Threats, Risks, and Solutions.

 

About the Multi-Hazards Podcast

Climate change, extreme weather, (un)natural disasters, pandemics, cyber attacks, biodiversity loss, the 6th mass extinction, poisonous political trends, etc. 

These pose a threat to human societies and the natural world. 

Podcasts about disasters suffered or averted, with issues facing experts in climate change adaptation, emergency management, business continuity, disaster risk reduction, public safety, etc. It's for any of you who're interested in protecting your communities, families, your livelihoods or businesses. 

Tune in as we seek solutions to potential risks and also the domino or cascading effects when they overlap and slam into each other. 

With host, Vin Nelsen . . . 

Multi-Hazards . . . all about protecting communities.

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