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CDEMA deploys DDSA Teams to Guyana

Bridgetown, Barbados June 24, 2021– CDEMA has officially deployed five Detailed Damage Sectoral Assessment (DDSA) teams to Guyana on June 23, 2021 to report on sectors affected by escalated flooding. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) called on CDEMA to prepare a damage and loss estimate report which will be compiled after teams assess the key Regions 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam), 5 (Mahaica-Berbice), 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne), 7 (Cuyumi-Mazaruni) and 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice).

SITUATION REPORT #3 - FLOODING IN GUYANA

SITUATION OVERVIEW
LEVEL 2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVENT

A Tropical Wave embedded within the ITCZ affected Guyana resulting in heavy rainfall during the month of May into June. Over the past two days, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has continued to receive reports of flooding across the country. Through the powers conferred upon the Head of State by Article 99 of the Constitution, the President, His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali declared a disaster in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana by virtue of flooding on June 9, 2021. This proclamation was published in the Official Gazette on June 10, 2021.

CDEMA introduces 2021 Model National Recovery Framework for its Participating States

Bridgetown, Barbados June 24, 2021– CDEMA recently met with its Participating States to present and discuss the updated Model National Recovery Framework (MNRF) under the UNDP Enabling Gender Responsive Recovery, Climate and Environment in the Caribbean (EnGenDer Project). The framework focuses on gender responsive recovery before a disaster and was well received by representatives from 15 of CDEMA’s 19 Participating States.

SITUATION REPORT #2 - FLOODING IN GUYANA & SURINAME

SITUATION OVERVIEW

A Tropical Wave embedded within the ITCZ affected Guyana resulting in heavy rainfall during the month of May into June 2021 Over the past two days, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has continued to receive reports of flooding across the country. Through the powers conferred upon the Head of State by Article 99 of the constitution, the President, His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali declared a disaster in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana by virtue of flooding on June 9 2021. This proclamation was published in the Official Gazette on June 10 2021.

Elizabeth Riley appointed Executive Director of CDEMA

Barbados, June 18, 2021 (CDEMA) – The Chairman of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Honorable Vincent Byron Jr, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, St Kitts-Nevis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Riley as Executive Director of the Agency with effect from July 1, 2021.

Caribbean organisations, USAID sign MoU to fight climate change

A recommitment to taking the necessary steps to combat climate change was made with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between an international organisation and Caribbean groups on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

CDEMA and United States Embassy Host Social Media Workshop for Journalists

On Wednesday, June 16, the United States Embassy in Barbados along with other U.S. Embassies in the English-speaking Caribbean, joined the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to host a virtual session titled, “Producing Effective Video for Social Media.” The event is part of an ongoing Crisis Communication TechCamp, which is bringing together over 30 journalists, government information officers, disaster management professionals, and social media influencers from countries throughout the Eastern Caribbean with the aim of providing familiarity with digital tools and training to decipher disinformation in crisis situations such as natural disasters.

SITUATION REPORT #1 - HINTERLAND FLOODING, GUYANA

SITUATION OVERVIEW

An update from Guyana’s Civil Defense Commission (CDC) on 10 June, 2021 reported the following:

A Tropical Wave embedded within the ITCZ is currently affecting Guyana resulting in heavy rainfall during the month of May, which has continued into June.
Spatial comparison between the total rainfall for May 2021 against the May Normal (average for 1991 2020) suggests that there was significant increase in rainfall across the country during May of this year.

CDEMA and CDB partner to enhance Emergency Data Collection Capacity in the Caribbean

Bridgetown, Barbados June 10, 2021 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Regional Training Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) collaborated to host a webinar on the application of KoBoToolbox, a data collection and management tool widely used in humanitarian emergencies. The virtual event was held on June 9th, 2021 and chaired by Richardo Aiken, CDB Community Development Specialist, with a total of 220 persons from CDEMA Participating States, CDB Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and Canada registered.

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