Key governmental stakeholders met at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on Friday 27th January, 2012, to assist in the design of a Harmonised Protocol to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into the national emergency management services of OECS states.
Press Releases
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 27th 2012 (CDEMA) – Representatives from a sample group of more than 140 persons who were actively engaged in the Mainstreaming Climate Change into Disaster Risk Management for the Caribbean Region (CCDM) Project met recently at the Courtyard by Marriott, Bridgetown, Barbados to assess the results of the project and to discuss plans for Phase 2.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will host a two day training workshop on geological hazards next week. This workshop is a collaborative initiative between NEMO, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Seismic Research Centre, St. Augustine Campus, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Nemo and UNDP Barbados collaborate to review the National Damage Assessment Process in St. Vincent And The Grenadines
- Project launched for developing Monitoring and Reporting System for Disaster Risk Management in regional tourism sector
- CDEMA leads CARICOM technical experts mission to Brazil
- Acute Vision Inc. and Digiscapes sponsor historical disaster management documentary