WASHINGTON, November 19, 2020 — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today US$26 million in additional financing for Guyana to support the ongoing Guyana Flood Risk Management Project. These funds will help to improve Guyana’s climate resilience, protect economic activity, and reduce the impact of natural disasters. “Ninety percent of Guyana’s inhabitants live on the […]
CARRIACOU – On Friday, November 6, U.S. Principal Officer to Grenada Karl Duckworth joined Minister of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs Hon. Kindra Maturine-Stewart, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management Winston Garraway, and Permanent Secretaries Rholda Quamina and Rhonda Jones to commission a new emergency operations centre and warehouse in Carriacou. This centre […]
On August 14, the United States Government in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) launched a new USD $4.5 million initiative entitled “Caribbean Climate Resilience Initiative.” This new initiative will help countries reduce disaster risks as well as absorb and recover from hazard impacts and climate variability. In December 2019, the United States Agency for […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) met for an emergency meeting on 8 April 2020 to discuss matters of security, particularly those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming hurricane season, the latter approximately six weeks away. The Meeting was chaired by Senator the […]
December 11th, 2019 (CDEMA): Given the region’s high vulnerability to natural and technological hazards, the need for smart tools and technologies to support regional preparedness and response for disasters remains a key priority for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and its partners. In response to this critical need, Spatial Innovision Limited, the Caribbean’s leading geospatial solutions […]
Castries, Saint Lucia, November 12th, 2019 (CDEMA): Over the last 15 years in the Caribbean, there have been observed improvements in early warning systems (EWS). However, one area requiring improvement is the governance framework including a national multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) policy. To this end, a draft model national multi-hazard early warning systems policy and […]
A Commonwealth conference to strengthen small states’ access to disaster finance and help build their resilience against external shocks, has started in Samoa today. The conference comes on the back of the Commonwealth’s first research conference on small states, which focused on disaster risk reduction. The Commonwealth and Government of Samoa are jointly hosting the […]
The European Union has signed a Financing Agreement of EC$18.35 million (€5.98M) with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Road Management and Rural Road Improvement Programme. This Programme will be implemented by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) under an agreement with the European Union. The overall objective of the intervention is […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Singapore has said it is happy to share its development experience with the Caribbean Community, as the country’s second Ambassador to CARICOM was accredited Wednesday. Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque accepted the Letters of Credence of Her Excellency Karen Ann Tan Ping Ming, Plenipotentiary Representative of Singapore to CARICOM, […]
