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  • The following is a report from the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) that was deployed to Dominica in support of National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC).
  • The NEOC was activated on September 12, 2018 and remain activated with the support of the three (3) members of the COST. Based on the reports from the NEOC in Dominica, minimal damages were reported. The incident is categorised as a Level 1, which means no external assistance is required.

As Tropical Storm Isaac churns towards islands in the northern and western Caribbean, I would like, as the chairman of Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to appeal to residents in the threatened Member States to take all necessary and serious precautions at this time.

It can be argued that when CDERA (now CDEMA) was formed 27 years ago, terms such as climate change and global warming were mere abstractions to the average person in the Caribbean. Indeed, given that the majority of the Caribbean Islands and CDEMA’s 18 participating states are geographically located within the hurricane belt, the focus at the local and regional level was mainly, and somewhat narrowly, on the direct impact and effects of tropical weather systems in the Atlantic Hurricane Season between the months of June and November.

On September 9, 2018 the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is proud to be commemorating our 27th year of providing Disaster Response Services and support to the region in the areas of Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management including Disaster Response.  CDEMA, formerly the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) was created in 1991 as a specialized regional institution with a mandate to advance and deepen functional cooperation across

Bridgetown, Barbados September 11th, 2018 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and humanitarian mapping charity MapAction yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their new joint working relationship. MapAction will work alongside CDEMA teams and support National Disaster Management Agencies within the Caribbean region as needed.

The CDEMA Coordinating Unit expresses profound gratitude to all donors who contributed to the relief and recovery efforts in the impacted CDEMA Participating States as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, September 2017.  CARICOM Governments and Governments outside the region, international development partners, regional institutions, private sector entities/foundations, citizens and residents from across the region as well as in the Caribbean Diaspora and other donors from all over the world, responded with an outpouring of support for our impacted States, through donation of relief supplies as well as financial support.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on September 10, 2018, the center of Hurricane Isaac was located near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 45.0 West. On the forecast track, Isaac is expected to move across the Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Thursday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts.

  1. CDEMA continues to provide recovery and rehabilitation support to impacted States post Hurricanes Irma and Maria
  2. 2nd Batch of the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit being trained in Barbados
  3. China-funded roofing project on Barbuda meets target of 250 homes
  4. CDEMA’s Participation in the Sixth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2018, Cartagena, Columbia
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