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CDEMA welcomed the Hon. Member of Parliament Emmanuel Dubourg, Government of Canada, on his courtesy visit to the CDEMA Coordinating Unit facilities on Tuesday February 18, 2020. His visit focused...
Bridgetown, Barbados, February 18th, 2020 (CDEMA) - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) conducted its annual ‘Exercise Region Rap’ with its Participating States and Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) partners...
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According to the USGS, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at approximately 15:10 (AST) on January 28, 2020. The earthquake which occured at a depth of 10km was located north-north-west...
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 24th, 2020 – In efforts to improve collaboration and coordination of information and data management among ministries and agencies before, during and after a disaster event, members...
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- On 21 January 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. Currently WHO IHR Emergency Committee is meeting to discuss possibility of declaring the...
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, December 9th, 2019 (UWI) – Dr. Joan Latchman, Seismologist at The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI- SRC), has received a regional award for her contribution...
Bridgetown, Barbados, December 11th, 2019 (CDEMA) - Given the region’s high vulnerability to natural and technological hazards, the need for smart tools and technologies to support regional preparedness and response...
CUPECOY, Sint Maarten, December 5th, 2019 (CDEMA) – With a focus on improving the delivery of health care services in the Caribbean in times of disaster, leaders from the Caribbean...
Sint Maarten, December 4th, 2019, (CDEMA) - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) along with the European Union launched the 11th EDF Natural Disaster Facility in the CARIFORUM Programme....
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, November 27th, 2019 (UWI) – Caribbean policy makers, practitioners, scientists and community representatives are set to meet in Sint Maarten this Sunday, December 1, to...
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- CDEMA welcomed the Hon. Member of Parliament Emmanuel Dubourg, Government of Canada, on his courtesy visit to the CDEMA Coordinating Unit facilities on Tuesday February 18, 2020. #Partnerships https://t.co/kkWWmkjnDz
- Photos from CDEMA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency's post CDEMA welcomed the Hon. Member of Parliament Emmanuel Dubourg, Government of Canada, on his courtesy visit to the CDEMA Coordinating Unit facilities on Tuesday February 18, 2020. His visit focused on the value added, which the support from the Government of Canada has brought to the operations within the CDEMA System. He was provided with a briefing on the ongoing support provided by the Government of Canada and a tour of the facilities of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit. The Hon. Dubourg is attending the 31st Intercessional Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), from 18-19 February 2020. #Partnerships #ResilientStates 25 Likes
- A big thank you to the 6th form students from the Queens College in Barbados for volunteering their time in support of "Exercise Region Rap 2020". #YouthInCDM https://t.co/KztxTxsoK0
- Photos from CDEMA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency's post A big thank you to the 6th form students from the Queens College in Barbados for volunteering their time in support of "Exercise Region Rap 2020". In an effort to integrate youth participation and promote their involvement in Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM), the exercise was executed with the support of the student volunteers by assisting the Exercise Coordinators; Mandela Christian, Programme Officer, Preparedness and Response and Courtney King, Senior Programme Officer, Telecommunications at CDEMA. #YouthInCDM 11 Likes
- Emergency communications systems successfully tested across the region. Read more here:
cdema - Super UserEmergency communications systems successfully tested across the region - CDEMABridgetown, Barbados, February 18th, 2020 (CDEMA) - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) conducted its annual ‘Exercise Region Rap’ with its Participating States and Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) partners on Tuesday February 18, 2020.The Exercise was dubbed a success with 14 Participating States and 16 regional and international partners taking part, including development partners, CARICOM institutions and UN Agencies. In an effort to integrate youth participation and promote their involvement in Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM), the exercise was executed with the support of student volunteers from the Queens College in Barbados. https://t.co/2tZ9wQ3en6
- Emergency communications systems successfully tested across the region - CDEMA Emergency communications systems successfully tested across the region.
"The Exercise was dubbed a success with 14 Participating States and 16 regional and international partners taking part, including development partners, CARICOM institutions and UN Agencies."
Read More here: https://bit.ly/2P6XQyO 7 Likes - CDEMA EXERCISE REGION RAP
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ARE YOU WITH US? 37 Comments 54 Likes - DDME #Earthquake and #Tsunami evacuation exercise conducted by the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, in the Turks and Caicos Islands in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The exercise included the participation of members of the House of Assembly
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Today February 14, 2020 members of the House of Assembly participated in an earthquake and tsunami evacuation exercise conducted by the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
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CDEMA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency shared a post. 5 Likes - The Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund A Success Story On Reading Vulnerabilities To Natural Hazards And Climate Change In Caribbean Countries
