[Bid-community] Introduction - Marcia Creary Ford

[John Wieczorek]

Nice to "meet" you Marcia, and welcome to the community!

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:12 PM, FORD,Marcia <marcia.creary at uwimona.edu.jm>
wrote:

> Please allow me to introduce myself.
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> I am Marcia Creary Ford, Environmental Data Manager at the Caribbean
> Coastal Data Centre based at the Univerity of the West Indies -Centre for
> Marine Sciences. I am a marine biologist by training with over 30 years’
> experience collecting various types of data, including biodiversity data.
> I have presented at conferences and written many technical reports on data
> collected during the course of my work.
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> As manager of the Caribbean Coastal Data Centre (CCDC), I believe that
> there is a great need for an organization that can make available coastal
> and marine biodiversity data and information to various stakeholders (such
> as government agencies, private consultants, and non-governmental
> organizations) both locally and regionally.  Also, in light of the rapid
> growth and development taking place within the Jamaican coastal zone, data
> in support of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and policy decisions
> are critical to ensuring that sustainable development becomes a reality.
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> The involvement of the CCDC in the Capacity Building for Biodiversity Data
> Sharing through the Caribbean Coastal Data Centre, Jamaica project is
> critical at this time and presents an opportunity for the CCDC and the
> UWI-CMS to adapt to the changing global environment by making biodiversity
> data more readily available to those who need it.  The project will support
> the vision of establishing the CCDC as a local, regional and international
> focal point for data and information on the Jamaican and Caribbean coastal
> and marine environment.
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> I am looking forward to participating in and benefiting from the BID
> Capacity Enhancement Workshop.
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> Regards
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> Marcia
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> *Marcia Creary Ford, MPhil*
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> *Environmental Data Manager*
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> *Caribbean Coastal Data Centre*
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> *Centre for Marine Sciences*
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> *UWI, Mona Campus*
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> *Kingston 7, Jamaica WI*
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> *Work: 876 935 8444 <(876)%20935-8444>, *
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> *Cell: 876 376 1006 <(876)%20376-1006>*
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