Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, October 31, 2014 (CDEMA) - Disaster Management in the Caribbean region is getting a boost with a 20 million euro grant from the European Union. The funding has been secured under the ACP-EU CARIFORUM Natural Disaster Risk Management Programme, which will be implemented over a five year period (2014-2019) by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Caribbean Development Bank and the Dominican Republic. It is expected to support the strengthening of National Disaster Offices and CDEMA in the implementation of the 2014-2024 Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy.
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Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, October 21, 2014 (CDEMA) - The first of two consultations organized by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit to review emergency operations of the December 2013 rains will be hosted by St Vincent and the Grenadines on October 23, 2014 at the National Emergency Management Office. Severe rains and high winds due to a Low Level Trough System impacted three of the CDEMA Participating States, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Dominica from Monday 23rd to Wed 25th December, 2013 resulting in loss of life and significant damage to housing and infrastructure.
Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, September 24, 2014 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) continues to strengthen its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems for disaster risk reduction projects and programmes in the region. Recognizing the important role of technology in supporting robust M&E systems, the agency has developed a computerized information tool for capturing and analyzing performance data of the regional Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024.
- The Canadian Government partners with the Red Cross to help Caribbean communities build their resiliency to disasters
- Climate Smarting and Enhancement of the CDM Country Work Programme – Trinidad and Tobago, 15-16 September 2014
- 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Ivan Symposium in Cayman Islands looks at economic consequences of hurricanes