UNICEF's Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate on the development of more resilient communities, states and regional actors in preparation for disasters or emergencies in one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world.
St. John, Antigua, January 18th, 2019 (NODS) - Residents of the Bethesda/Christian Hill area will take part in the first ever tsunami drill targeting a community on Saturday January 26.
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is organizing the exercise which is part of efforts to fully operationalize the national Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, which NODS is working towards bringing on stream this year.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will release a ‘Know the Tsunami Warning Signs Video’ on Monday 5th November, 2018 to commemorate “World Tsunami Awareness Day.” This video was produced locally by NEMO in collaboration with a number of popular local Soca Artistes, through funding from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) under the Country Directed Fund (CDF).
