WMO hosted a successful four-day virtual workshop on impact-based forecasting and risk scenario planning in the Caribbean in order to boost coordinated disaster management and response in a region of low-lying countries which are vulnerable to hazards such as hurricanes and coastal flooding.
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) is hosting a Data and Information Management Workshop from Tuesday 18th February to Wednesday 19th February 2020.
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, December 9th, 2019 (UWI) – Dr. Joan Latchman, Seismologist at The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI- SRC), has received a regional award for her contribution to disaster management in the Caribbean. At a special ceremony during the 11th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in Maho, Sint Maarten, Dr. Latchman received the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Council Award 2019 for her contribution to “knowledge management and learning for comprehensive disaster management”.
