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CDEMA team heads to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding

Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É May 30, 2022– The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), is deploying a two-man team to travel to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall.

This follows a Declaration on Wednesday, May 25th from President of Suriname, Chandrikaperdad Santokhi, that the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie, in the Interior and southern sections, have been severely impacted due to continuous rainfall which started as early as March affecting agricultural crops, roads, electricity, housing and schools.

CDEMA hosts Exercise SYNERGY 2022

Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É May 25, 2022– As the 2022 Hurricane Season approaches, the CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted its fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY virtually on May 22, 2022, to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50 regional and international stakeholders attended SYNERGY, a flagship regional exercise to test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM). 

Argentina as President of CELAC hosts Caribbean Latin American Exchange Meeting on strategies for COVID-19

Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É May 6, 2022– As part of the initiatives of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) headed by the Republic of Argentina, the International Seminar "Exchange of experiences and lessons learned on the strategies implemented by the countries within the framework of the COVID-19 Pandemic" was held in conjunction with CARICOM and the OECS, in ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É. Over 100 attendees joined the seminar virtually, for the thorough examination of the Argentinian and the Caribbean experiences concerning diagnoses, responses, and prospects in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact and public responses in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance and tourism.

  1. CDEMA hosts National Level Exercises across its 20 Participating States
  2. NODS Facilitates Consultations on CAP Expansion
  3. CDEMA hosts the Damage Assessment & Needs Analysis (DANA) Orientation/Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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