Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
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Webinar series aims to prepare agriculture sector for 2025 hurricane season
With the hurricane season approaching (June – November), the CARICOM Secretariat will begin a webinar series aimed at strengthening the preparedness of the agriculture sector of the Region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Food and Agriculture Organisation of…
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CDEMA, UNICEF sign MOU at 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience across the Caribbean region. This partnership, formalised by Jean-Benoit Manhes, UNICEF Representative for the Eastern Caribbean, and Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director of CDEMA, will focus on strengthening child-centered disaster management in…
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CARICOM Private Sector Organization Commences Relief Response Coordination for Support to Member States Impacted by Hurricane Beryl
(CPSO Press Release) The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) held its first Coordination Meeting today, July 1st, 2024, for the mobilizing of the regional private resources to provide assistance to Member States, which may be impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, currently affecting the Windward Islands. The CPSO Coordination Meeting was held within the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency…
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Region raises concerns over institutional, financial capacity to confront environmental challenges
Climate change, threats to biodiversity, economic uncertainty due to external shocks, and limited institutional and financial capacity, are the key concerns of Ministers with responsibility for the Environment of the Caribbean Community. The concerns were highlighted during the 112th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development on The Environment and Sustainable Development which was conducted virtually on…
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