Bridgetown, Barbados, October 7th, 2015 (CDEMA) - CDEMA Executive Director Ronald Jackson arrives in Nassau Bahamas today, October 7th, 2015. Upon arrival, Mr. Jackson will be meeting with the Right Honourable Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, followed by a briefing on the status of operations at the NEMA Emergency Operations Centre. The Executive Director is joined on mission by Mr. Bruno Pouezat, Jamaica’s United Nations Resident Coordinator a.i./ United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a.i. and Mr. Ian King, Programme Manager-Disaster and Climate Risk Management, UNDP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. His day’s schedule ends with consultations with the UNDP team on the identification of short and long term priorities for Recovery and Reconstruction and the re-engagement of development partners.
Mr. Jackson’s high level consultations will complement the technical support being delivered by the three (3) CDEMA led Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment Teams (RNATs) deployed on Monday 5th October, 2015 in response to a request from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Joaquin.
The RNAT teams comprise members from the CDEMA Coordinating Unit, CDEMA Participating States of Barbados, Jamaica, and Virgin Islands (British). Additional members are drawn from the following Regional and International agencies, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada.
Mr. Jackson is scheduled to meet with the Ministry of Finance to discuss plans for the economic assessment to support the recovery and reconstruction planning process. The Executive Director is also scheduled to meet with the Honourable Arnold Forbes, Minister of State with responsibility for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
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