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Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, July 6th, 2015 (CDEMA) - Strong regional organisations are key to moving forward the Caribbean’s agenda on climate change.

This according to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, who met with Caribbean organisations which co-ordinate climate action on Friday, July 3 at a meeting at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É. The agencies were the CDB, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5Cs); Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH); Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF).

07 July 2015

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Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, June 30th, 2015 (CDEMA) - The Council of CDEMA has given the green light for the implementation of standardized approaches that will significantly improve and strengthen disaster response and to a larger extent disaster risk reduction in the 18 CDEMA Participating States.

30 June 2015

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BRIDGETOWN, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, May 4th 2015 – The Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management. It is organized by the Coordinating Unit of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in collaboration with its partners. Since the hosting of the first Conference in 2006, the event has established a reputation as the Caribbean region’s largest gathering of professionals and academics in the field of disaster management. It has also attracted a following of professionals from sectoral and thematic fields who have specific responsibilities or interest in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

15 June 2015

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