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Roseau , Dominica, January 11th, 2019 (DominicaNewsOnline) - Minister for the Environment, Climate Resilience, Disaster Management and Urban Renewal, Joseph Isaac, has said that the task of making Dominica a climate resilient country is not the responsibility of one Ministry only. He said various ministries have important roles to play in climate resilience and it is important that all work together to ensure a safer environment for Dominican people.

St. Michael, Barbados December 19th, 2018 (CDEMA) – Climate change, development and security issues require commitment to improving sustainable policy actions. Resilient development is not just about survival and bouncing back, but about being able to thrive. This was the focus of the panel discussion on ‘The Big Question: What are the Actions Required for a Resilient and Secure Caribbean?’ with regional policy makers, practitioners and the youth during the regional consultation on ‘Climate and Security in the Caribbean: A Roadmap to Resilience’, which was held at the Renaissance Convention Centre in Aruba on December 13, 2018.

Two weeks of training on Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Methodologies for intense rainfall and coastal flooding culminated with a presentation of the results on the 28th November, 2018. The results included hazard, risk and vulnerability maps for the pilot community of Dennery, Saint Lucia. As part of the training, the group went into the Dennery community to undertake a risk perception survey. Preliminary results of the survey indicated that community members are not all aware of household and community evacuations plans. This represents one of the areas requiring strengthening in Dennery that should be incorporated into the development of the community disaster risk management plan and to inform training interventions.

Bridgetown, Barbados November 28th, 2018 (CDEMA) – The deepening of existing commitments on gender equality in the implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024, is the focus of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The MOU signing took place on November 14, 2018 at the CDEMA Coordinating Unit in St. Michael, Barbados. 

Providenciales, November 1st, 2018 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) donated 88 laptop computers to the Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). The computers were presented to the Ministry at a handing over ceremony held at the Premier’s Office in Providenciales on October 31, 2018.

As at 1030hrs on October 23, 2018, a Riverine Flood Alert #3 was issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service. Alert #3 indicated that the level was de-escalated from Red to Orange. Currently river levels are decreasing. However, additional rainfall is still expected over the next several days. As at 1000hrs on October 23, 2018 an Adverse Weather Alert #4 was issued.

On Friday October 19, 2018, torrential rains resulted in widespread flooding mainly in Eastern & Central Trinidad. The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) issued an Adverse Weather Alert #3 – Orange Level for Trinidad and Tobago, extending the period from Thursday 18th October, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday 23rd October, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

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