Bridgetown, Barbados March 17th, 2021 (CDEMA) - The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is hosting a two-week workshop with disaster management personnel in preparation for the development of the National Relief and Logistics Management Plan and Policy. The existing multi-hazard environment has created a need for clear policy directives, supported by legislation, to strengthen humanitarian response across the region.
Bridgetown, Barbados, March 4th, 2021 – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has officially deployed Superintendent Sylvan McIntyre of Grenada to assist authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with the effusive eruption at the La Soufriere Volcano. Commencing March 1, 2021, Superintendent McIntyre will spend six weeks supporting the national disaster office with the ongoing volcano crisis under the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).
Bridgetown, Barbados, February 19th, 2021 (CDEMA) – A virtual meet and greet session for participants of the Crisis Communication TechCamp took place on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. The event was coordinated by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), U.S. Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean, and ECA TechCamp.
