Bridgetown, Barbados February 17, 2022 - The Preparedness and Response Division (PRD) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), through its Regional Training Centre (RTC), commenced a three-day Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) Orientation/Training workshop for the St. Vincent & The Grenadines National Emergency Management Organisation (SVG NEMO) on February 15th, 2022. The training is intended to present a systematic approach for conducting damage assessment in an effective and time sensitive manner to influence response and recovery actions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Bridgetown, Barbados November 18, 2021– CDEMA has recommitted its mandate to integrate geospatial technologies into disaster risk management through a renewed MOU with MapAction. The humanitarian mapping charity has been a key partner to CDEMA’s digital transformation, and the MOU will allow for further Geographic Information System (GIS) support from 2021-2025.
Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 October 2021 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency wishes to inform National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) and relevant national agencies, responsible for CDM implementation that the closing date for the Second (2nd) Country Directed Fund Call for Proposals (CFP) under the Building the Resilience of the CARIFORUM States to Disaster Risks and Climate Change Impacts (BRICS) programme is hereby extended to 6th December 2021 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.