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  • Photo of Communities have important role in emergency events – CDEMA Head

    Communities have important role in emergency events – CDEMA Head

    In the Caribbean, we have recognised that communities have significant local knowledge of the environment and climate, including changes which may have been experienced over a period of time and even why those changes have occurred.  Communities also have knowledge about how they have been adapting to those changes.  Even further, they have an important role to play in responding…

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  • Photo of CDEMA deploys teams to assess hurricane damage in The Bahamas

    CDEMA deploys teams to assess hurricane damage in The Bahamas

    The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) yesterday deployed three rapid damage and needs assessment teams to The Bahamas to determine the extent of damage suffered during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin over the weekend. The CDEMA-led teams will provide assistance to the disaster agencies in the Bahamas in the assessment of damage to critical facilities, infrastructure and housing, water,…

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  • Photo of The European Union maintains its support to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

    The European Union maintains its support to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

    The impact of disasters caused by extreme natural phenomena in the Caribbean region is constantly on the rise, despite national and regional efforts to prepare, respond and mitigate the worst effects. To address this increasing concern, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), jointly with its partners the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and…

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  • Photo of CDEMA ramps up response support to Dominica

    CDEMA ramps up response support to Dominica

    The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has ramped up mobilisation of response teams following the declaration of the special disaster areas by the government of Dominica. As of this morning, Monday August 31, over 100 members of the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST), the CARICOM Disaster and Assessment Coordination Team (CDAC) and the Regional Search and Rescue Team were…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Institution CDEMA leads Region’s response in Dominica

    CARICOM Institution CDEMA leads Region’s response in Dominica

    The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) today mounted an assessment mission to Dominica, following the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika over the island, Thursday. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, CARICOM CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has also been in touch with Dominica’s Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit and CEDEMA’s Executive Director Mr. Ronald Jackson and today issued a message…

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  • Photo of CDEMA coordinating rescue and assessment efforts – Dominica

    CDEMA coordinating rescue and assessment efforts – Dominica

    The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has activated the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) given the preliminary reports of significant impact to Dominica from Tropical Storm Erika. The RRM is an arrangement for the coordination of disaster response among CDEMA Participating States, and Regional and International Agencies. There are reports of casualties and damage to infrastructure: 25-30 persons presumed missing in the north-eastern…

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  • Photo of CDB advances climate change and disaster risk management of member countries

    CDB advances climate change and disaster risk management of member countries

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agenda for reducing risks and building resilience in the region got a much-needed boost recently. Twenty-three disaster risk management and community development professionals from 15 countries gathered at the headquarters of Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for an intensive five-day workshop on project design and implementation organised by Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (CDRRF). …

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  • Photo of CDEMA Head calls for greater investments in the natural environment to prevent disasters

    CDEMA Head calls for greater investments in the natural environment to prevent disasters

    Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Mr. Ronald Jackson, says that although the Caribbean is one of the most hazard- prone regions of the world there are steps that can be taken to prevent the hazard impacts from becoming disasters and minimize the level of human losses. The key to achieving this, he opined is reducing the vulnerabilities…

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  • Photo of CDEMA participates in Rotary Clubs of Barbados, UNDP Model UN Programme

    CDEMA participates in Rotary Clubs of Barbados, UNDP Model UN Programme

    Bridgetown, Barbados (CDEMA) –  The Deputy Executive Director (DED) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ms. Elizabeth Riley, hosted two secondary school students at the regional body’s Coordinating Unit (CU) on Wednesday, 15 July, 2015, as part of the Agency’s contribution to this year’s Mini Model United Nations (Mini MUN). For the past three years, the Rotary Clubs of…

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  • Photo of CDEMA Head wants Environmental Investments to Prevent Disasters

    CDEMA Head wants Environmental Investments to Prevent Disasters

    The International Disaster Database, Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters, has found a threefold increase of natural disasters from the period 1980-90 to the last decade (2000-09). The scale of these disasters has been expounded by the increased rates of urbanization, deforestation, environmental degradation and climate change. Not only have these caused extreme economic damage, but also a huge humanitarian…

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