About CDEMA
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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).
(CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management and seeks to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development.
All CARICOM and Non-CARICOM Member States of the Caribbean region are eligible for CDEMA membership.
CDEMA presently comprises twenty (20) Participating States (PS): Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 麻豆传媒官网, Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Virgin Islands.
Since 2009, CDEMA鈥檚 mandate has expanded to position the regional disaster management body more strategically to fully take up its role as facilitator, driver, coordinator and motivating force for the promotion and engineering of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) in all Participating States.
CDEMA鈥檚 functions are as follows:
- mobilising and coordinating disaster relief;
- mitigating or eliminating, as far as practicable, the immediate consequences of
disasters in Participating States; - providing immediate and coordinated response by means of emergency disaster
relief to any affected Participating State; - securing, coordinating and providing to interested inter-governmental and non- governmental organisations reliable and comprehensive information on disasters affecting any Participating State;
- encouraging 鈥�
(i) the adoption of disaster loss reduction and mitigation policies and practices at the national and regional level;
(ii) cooperative arrangements and mechanisms to facilitate the development of a culture of disaster loss reduction; and - coordinating the establishment, enhancement and maintenance of adequate emergency disaster response capabilities among the Participating States.
CDEMA governance mechanism supports the principles of Comprehensive Disaster Management within the context of broad stakeholder participation, whilst ensuring that the roles and responsibilities of the various organs are clearly defined for enhanced accountability and transparency in the areas of decision making.
CDEMA is governed through the Council, a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the Coordinating Unit.
- THE COUNCIL
罢丑别听颁辞耻苍肠颈濒听comprises the Heads of Government of the Participating States or their nominees and determine the policies of CDEMA. - TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
罢丑别听Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)聽is the technical and programmatic advisory arm of the CDEMA. This organ of CDEMA recognizes the integrated approach to disaster management and the pivotal role of stakeholder contribution to the programming process of the CDM Agenda.
罢丑别听TAC聽comprise of the National Disaster Coordinators and representatives of specialized regional organizations, such as those engaged in technological, meteorological and seismological fields whose programmes are directly related to the regional disaster management agenda.
There are four (4) Sub-Committees of TAC :
- Information Communications Systems Advisory Sub-Committee (ICSAC);
- Plan Development and Review Sub-Committee;
- Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Environment Sub-Committee;
- Work Programme Development and Review Sub-Committee - THE COORDINATING UNIT
The Coordinating Unit is managed by an Executive Director who is appointed by the Council.
The Coordinating Unit functions within a framework that fully embraces CDM and deals with longer-term mitigation issues. As such, the responsibilities and operating functions of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit is centered primarily around four (4) programming areas, namely:
1. education, research and information;
2. finance and administration;
3. preparedness and response; and
4. mitigation and research
The Council also has the power to add other programming areas.
"Managing Disasters with Preparedness"
The motto of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency encapsulates the nature and work of this disaster management organisation which serves the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
This regional inter-governmental agency established in September 1991 by an Agreement of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM to be responsible for disaster management. There are presently sixteen Participating States? within CDERA鈥檚 membership.
Functions
CDERA's main function is to make an immediate and coordinated response to any disastrous event affecting any Participating State, once the state requests such assistance. CDERA has since transformed to CDEMA
Other functions include:
* Securing, collating and channeling to interested governmental and non-governmental organizations, comprehensive and reliable information on disasters? affecting the region;
* Mitigating or eliminating as far as possible, the consequences of disasters affecting Participating States.
* Establishing and maintaining on a sustainable basis, adequate disaster response capabilities among Participating States; and,
* Mobilizing and coordinating disaster relief from governmental and non-governmental organizations for affected Participating States.
Participating States
CDEMA presently comprises twenty (20) Participating States (PS): Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 麻豆传媒官网, Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Virgin Islands.
All CARICOM and Non-CARICOM Member States of the Caribbean region are eligible for CDEMA membership.
Please click on any marker below to view NDC contact information for each Participating State.
Full Name: | Mr. Trevor Queeley |
Job Title: | Director (Acting) |
Company: | Department of Disaster Management |
Business Address: | Deputy Governor's Office |
Telephone: | (264) 497-2926 ext 2424 |
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Fax : | (264) 497-3134 |
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Full Name: | Mr. Sherrod James |
Job Title: | Director (Ag) |
Company: | National Office of Disaster Services |
Business Address: | P.O. Box 1399 |
Telephone: | (268) 462-4206 |
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Fax : | (268) 462-4742 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Aarone Sargent |
Job Title: | Managing Director |
Company: | Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority |
Business Address: | DRM Authority Operations Centre Gladstone Road Nassau, New Providence The Bahamas |
Telephone: | (242) 322-6081 (242) 322-6085 |
Fax : | (242) 326-5456 |
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Full Name: | Ms Kerry Hinds |
Job Title: | Director |
Company: | Department of Emergency Management |
Business Address: | No. 30 Warrens Industrial Park |
Telephone: | (246) 438-7575 |
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Fax : | (246) 421-8612 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Daniel Mendez |
Job Title: | National Disaster Coordinator |
Company: | National Emergency Management Organization |
Business Address: | NEMO Headquarters |
Telephone: | (501) 822-0995 |
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Fax : | (501) 822-2861 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Jasen Penn |
Job Title: | Director (Ag) |
Company: | Department of Disaster Management |
Business Address: | #3 Wailling Road |
Telephone: | (284) 468-4200 |
Fax : | (284) 494-2024 |
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Full Name : | Ms. Danielle Coleman |
Job Title: | Director |
Company: | Hazard Management Cayman Islands |
Business Address: | Government Administration Building |
Telephone: | (345) 945-4624 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Fitzroy Pascal |
Job Title: | National Disaster Coordinator (Ag) |
Company: | Office of Disaster Management |
Business Address: | c/o Ministry of Public Utilities |
Telephone: | (767) 448-7777 |
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Fax : | (767) 448-2883 |
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Full Name : | Colonel Nazrul Hussain |
Job Title: | Director General |
Company: | Civil Defense Commission |
Business Address: | Camp Ayangauna Annex |
Telephone: | (592) 226-1114 /7 |
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Fax : | (592) 226-1027 |
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Full Name : | Dr. Emmanuel Pierre |
Job Title: | Director (Ag) |
Company: | Directorate of Civil Protection |
Business Address: | Ministere de I'lnterieur |
Telephone: | (509) 3702-4929 |
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Full Name : | Commander Alvin Gayle |
Job Title: | Director General |
Company: | Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management |
Business Address: | 2-4 Haining Road |
Telephone: | (876) 906-9674 |
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Fax : | (876) 754-3229 |
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Full Name : | Lt. Colonel Alvin Ryan |
Job Title: | Director |
Company: | Disaster Management Coordination Agency |
Business Address: | Yellow Hill Road |
Telephone: | (664) 491-7166/7161 |
Fax : | (664) 491-2465 |
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Full Name : | Mrs. Kenisha Jeffrey-Isembert |
Job Title: | Deputy Director |
Company: | National Emergency Management Organization |
Business Address: | Bisee |
Telephone: | (758) 452-3802 |
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Fax : | (758) 453-2152 |
Email: | director@nemo.gov.lc |
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Full Name : | Mr. Clive Richardson |
Job Title: | Fire Chief and National Disaster Coordinator |
Company: | Office of Disaster Management/ Sint Maarten Fire Department |
Business Address: | Jackal Road 5, Cay Hill, Sint Maarten, Dutch Caribbean |
Telephone: | (721) 542 0349 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Livingstone Pemberton |
Job Title: | Deputy National Disaster Coordinator |
Company: | National Disaster Management Agency |
Business Address: | P.O. Box 181 |
Telephone: | (869) 466-5100 |
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Full Name : | Ms Michelle Forbes |
Job Title: | Director |
Company: | National Emergency Management Organisation |
Business Address: | Ministry of National Security |
Telephone: | (784) 456-2975 |
Fax : | (784) 457-1691 |
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Full Name : | Colonel Jerry Slinjgard |
Job Title: | Coordinator |
Company: | National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief (NCCR) |
Business Address: | Ministry of Defense |
Telephone: | (597) 52 0840 / 42 6416 |
Fax : | (597) 47 4320 |
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Full Name : | Mr. Dennis Marcelle |
Job Title: | Operations Manager |
Company: | Office of Disaster Preparedness & Management |
Business Address: | No.4A Orange Grove Road |
Telephone: | (868) 640-1285 |
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Full Name : | Ms. Kevaun Lucas and Mr. Kevern DeBellott |
Job Title: | Director |
Company: | Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies |
Business Address: | South Base |
Telephone: | (649) 338 4039 |
Fax : | (649) 946-1230 |
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