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According to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Situation Report No. 27 (issued on March 25, 2020), up to 29 countries in the Caribbean region have reported the importation of...
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According to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Situation Report No. 24 (issued on March 18, 2020), in a statement on 11 March, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak to...
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According to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Situation Report No. 22 (issued on March 13, 2020), the WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the COVID-19 viral...
On Tuesday February 18, 2020, CDEMA and the Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI) signed the Regional Early Warning Systems Consortium (REWSC) Memorandum of Understanding. The signing took place...
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN...
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...
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- See Updated Map of the CDEMA Participating States showing confirmed #COVID19 Cases as at 1PM (AST) March 30, 2020. Please visit our web page
CDEMACOVID-19The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).The Agency was established in 1991 as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) with primary responsibility for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to Participating States that require such assistance. It transitioned to CDEMA in 2009 to fully embrace the principles and practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM).(CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management and seeks to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development. for updated information. ZOOM in on the interactive map to locate and hover over each country for updates. https://t.co/gLRgnH4mQb - See Updated Map of the CDEMA Participating States showing confirmed #COVID19 Cases as at 1PM (AST) March 30, 2020. Please visit our web page https://www.cdema.org/covid19 for updated information. ZOOM in on the interactive map to locate and hover over each country for updates. 15 Likes
- Please see CDEMA's Situation Report #3 on the #COVID19 Virus Outbreak in CDEMA Participating States issued as at 8:00PM (AST) March 26, 2020.
https://www.cdema.org/FINAL_CDEMA_Situation_Report_3_-_COVID_19_Outbreak_26_March_2020.pdf 10 Likes - CDEMA concerned about Hurricane preparedness..."Executive Director, Ronald Jackson says emergency services are already stretched and its likely there will be a short supply of equipment and emergency responders impacted."
CDEMA concerned about hurricane preparedness
https://t.co/jeGYQoOYVH - CDEMA concerned about Hurricane preparedness..."Executive Director, Ronald Jackson says emergency services are already stretched and it's likely there will be a short supply of equipment and emergency responders impacted."
https://www.cbc.bb/2020/03/26/cdema-concerned-about-hurricane-preparedness/ 1 Comments 19 Likes - Check out our #COVID19 web pageCDEMACOVID-19The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).The Agency was established in 1991 as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) with primary responsibility for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to Participating States that require such assistance. It transitioned to CDEMA in 2009 to fully embrace the principles and practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM).(CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management and seeks to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development.
Look out for regular updates on the #COVID19 virus outbreak in CDEMA's Participating States. https://t.co/stoSKPMgbR - The Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund A Success Story On Reading Vulnerabilities To Natural Hazards And Climate Change In Caribbean Countries
