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Tortola, Virgin Islands, February 8th, 2019 (Government of the Virgin Islands) – The After Action Report on the performance of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in response to the impact from hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017 is ready for review by Cabinet.

The report includes data from a number of evaluations conducted by external entities and summarises key findings. It also provides a detailed analysis of what actions were taken, why the actions were taken and how future responses could be improved.

Bridgetown, Barbados, February 6th, 2019 (CDEMA) – Three (3) Caribbean countries; Cuba, Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia, signed commitment statements signaling their willingness to dedicate time and resources to implement and sustain effective multi-hazard early warning systems. The signing took place during the “Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS): Achievements and Strategic Path Forward” high-level meeting, which was convened on Friday February 1, 2019 at the Bougainvillea Conference Centre, Bay Gardens Hotel, Saint Lucia. 

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, January 29th, 2019 (Ministry of National Security) - Stakeholders responsible for the provision of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief are participating in a four-day training workshop aimed at enhancing national capabilities for effective and efficient humanitarian supply chain management in crisis events.

St. John, Antigua, January 18th, 2019 (NODS) - Residents of the Bethesda/Christian Hill area will take part in the first ever tsunami drill targeting a community on Saturday January 26.

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is organizing the exercise which is part of efforts to fully operationalize the national Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, which NODS is working towards bringing on stream this year.

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. 

  1. Building towards people-centric Early Warning systems in the Caribbean
  2. CDEMA Donates Computers to the Ministry of Education in the Turks & Caicos Islands in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria
  3. CDEMA Situation Report #3 - Adverse weather resulted in severe flooding in Trinidad & Tobago as of 11:00AM (AST) on October 25, 2018
  4. CDEMA Situation Report #2 - Adverse weather resulted in severe flooding in Trinidad & Tobago as of 6:00PM (AST) on October 23, 2018
CDEMA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency. Resilience Way, Lower Estate, St. Michael Tel: (246) 434-4880, Fax: (246) 271-3660
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