KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), in partnership with Jamaica through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) partners, held a three-day Regional After-Action Review (AAR) examining the Caribbean's coordinated response to Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to strike the region in recorded history.
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Bridgetown, Barbados, March 17th, 2025 – Construction professionals across the Caribbean are being certified to build disaster-resilient homes through training in a revised Caribbean Vocational Qualification - Construction Site Supervision (Level 3). This was developed through a partnership of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA).
Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, November 28, 2024 – From November 25th to 29th, 2024, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Columbia Climate School International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Saint Lucia Meteorological Service, will host the 2024-25 Dry Season Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) at Bay Gardens Hotel in Rodney Bay.
- CDEMA’s Regional Coordination Plan activated to respond to Hurricane Milton
- Registration for the 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM13), at the Royal St. Kitts Marriott Resort, officially opens as the website goes Live
- The fifth meeting of the Regional Technical Working Group on Disaster Risk Assessment held in Barbados.