Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)

Type: International / Intergovernmental Organisation/ Regional Intergovernmental Organisation

Scope: Regional

Description: The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional intergovernmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and
comprises eighteen Participating States.
The Agency was established in 1991 as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) with primary responsibility for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to Participating States that require such assistance. It transitioned to CDEMA in 2009 to fully embrace the principles and practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM).

Website: https://www.cdema.org/

TOPICS/Subjects:

CLIMATE CHANGE
Resilience
DISASTER PREVENTION
Capacity Building
Disaster Training
DISASTER RESPONSE
Civil Military Cooperation
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
International Mechanisms
Best Practices
CLIMATE AND SECURITY
Environmental Security
Human Security