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Global Affairs Canada provides Important One-Year Extension to the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project
Bridgetown, Barbados March 13, 2024 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s Coordinating Unit (CDEMA CU) is pleased to announce that...
VACANCY NOTICE - Executive Assistant
The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the position of Executive Assistant who will be responsible for providing high level...
USAID provides over US$100 thousand dollars in Disaster Management equipment to CDEMA and Barbados’ Disaster Management Office
Bridgetown, Barbados, December 19th 2023 – Deputy Executive Director of CDEMA, Lt. Col. Kester Craig has underscored the significance of the...
CDEMA’s Executive Director meets with senior public and private sector officials in Jamaica to advance CDM
Kingston, Jamaica, December 08th, 2023 – The efforts of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to further advance the...
SITUATION REPORT # 1: Hurricane Tammy
Tropical cyclone Tammy formed over the Atlantic Ocean on October 18th, 2023, and started moving north-west toward the Leeward Islands. The...
Thirty-six Disciplined Forces graduate from CDEMA’s 2023 Search and Rescue Programme
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 12th, 2023 – As the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) embarks on strengthening its...
CCRIF Hosts Regional Technical Workshop on Parametric Insurance and Modelling for its Caribbean Members
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, February 27, 2023. Over 50 technocrats from 18 CCRIF Caribbean member countries and two regional organizations, met...
CDEMA signs MoU with World Hope International to strengthen disaster response in the Caribbean
Bridgetown, Barbados November 15, 2022– The CDEMA Coordinating Unit officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S based Relief and...
SITUATION REPORT - Hurricane Nicole and Lisa
The following was provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas as at 14 November, 2022: Effective November 10th at 5:00 am...
CDEMA hosts Regional Search and Rescue Training Programme
Bridgetown, Barbados November 8 th , 202 2 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is hosting its first in-person regional training...
Information Note #2: Tropical Storm Lisa
SITUATION OVERVIEW According to the National Hurricane Center (in Miami, Florida, At 200 PM EDT 1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lisa was...
Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig appointed Deputy Executive Director of CDEMA
Bridgetown, Barbados, October 31, 2022 (CDEMA) – The Chair of the Management Committee of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management...
About CDEMA
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
What is CDM?
CDEMA has developed and promotes the practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) as an innovative concept for reducing the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development.