The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted a virtual Exercise SYNERGY on May 22, 2022, for the upcoming hurricane season. The fourth annual exercise is aimed at building preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50
CARICOM Day 2020 is like no other in our history. We celebrate today in an environment dominated by the continuing health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me, at the outset, extend my deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones; and I
The OECS Environmental Sustainability Cluster and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) partner to launch a webinar on “Shelter Management: Best Practices and Tools for Preparedness” on June 30, 2020. Emergency shelters provide vital spaces for impacted, vulnerable or unhoused members of the community prior to, or post a
Countries in the Caribbean region are bracing for a possible two-tier crisis - a deadly hurricane amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Weather and science experts are anticipating an “above-average” probability for category 3 and above hurricanes for this season which begins on 1 June 2020. Scientists added
