Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, July 3, 2013 (DDME) – The Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Mr. Ronald Jackson, in partnership with the Department for Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) conducted a High Level Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Consultation with key government officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands on July 3, 2013.
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Bridgetown, Barbados, June 25, 2013 (CDEMA) - The regional Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2013-2023 will be among the main topics on the agenda when the 4th Meeting of the CDEMA Council of Ministers convenes on Friday, June 28, in Suriname.
Greetings and salutations to all and welcome to our Annual Press Conference and to the offices of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit. To those tuning in on the various social media and ICT Platforms -a pleasant good morning to you.
I wish to first acknowledge the work of the previous Executive Director, Mr. Jeremy Collymore and the CU team in establishing CDEMA as a regional and Global leader in Disaster Risk Management. An enviable regional platform or network of institutions and partners now exist that are poised to collectively take on the challenge of achieving regional resilience to disasters including those driven by climate change. (Please click here to listen)