Bridgetown, Barbados March 26th, 2021 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is moving forward with plans for a National Relief and Logistics Management Plan and Policy following a two-week workshop facilitating the planning process. Workshop discussions formed a critical part of drafting the policy to enhance logistics and humanitarian response across the region.
Bridgetown, Barbados March 17th, 2021 (CDEMA) - The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is hosting a two-week workshop with disaster management personnel in preparation for the development of the National Relief and Logistics Management Plan and Policy. The existing multi-hazard environment has created a need for clear policy directives, supported by legislation, to strengthen humanitarian response across the region.
Bridgetown, Barbados, March 4th, 2021 – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has officially deployed Superintendent Sylvan McIntyre of Grenada to assist authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with the effusive eruption at the La Soufriere Volcano. Commencing March 1, 2021, Superintendent McIntyre will spend six weeks supporting the national disaster office with the ongoing volcano crisis under the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).
