Acronym |
Full Name |
---|---|
ASYCUDA |
Automated System for Customs Data |
AWB |
Airway Bill |
BL |
Bill of Lading |
C&F |
Cost & Freight |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
CDB |
Caribbean Development Bank |
CDEMA |
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency |
CFS |
Container Freight Stations |
DASPA |
Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority |
DDM |
Department of Disaster Management |
DEMO |
Disaster Emergency Management Organisation |
DOMLEC |
Dominica Electricity Service |
DOWASCO |
Dominica Water and Sewerage Company |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
GoCD |
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT |
Gross Register Tonnage |
GSPS |
Growth and Social Protection Strategy |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs |
Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INGO |
International NGO |
IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
ISPs |
Internet Service Providers |
KVA |
Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA |
Logistics Capacity Assessment |
MoFA |
Minitry of Foreign Affairs |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MT |
Metric Tons |
MW |
Megawatt |
N/A |
Not Available |
NDB |
Non-directional beacon |
NEMO |
National Emergency Management Organisation |
NEMP |
National Emergency Management Programme |
NEOC |
National Emergency Operations Centre |
NFI |
Non-food Items |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
OCHA |
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
OECS |
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
OFDA |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
PA |
Port Authority |
PCS |
Port Community System |
PL |
Packing List |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
RoRo |
Roll on Roll off |
T |
Tons |
T&D |
Transmission and Distribution |
TEU |
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (Container) |
TEUs |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charge |
UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
VHF |
Very High Frequency |
VOR |
VHF omnidirectional radio range |
V-SAT |
Very Smart Aperture Terminal |
WASH |
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO |
World Customs Organization |