Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is a regional intergovernmental body that coordinates comprehensive disaster risk management and emergency response among Caribbean states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster management agency
intergovernmental organization
regional organization
abbreviation CDEMA
coordinates regional disaster response
regional relief supplies deployment
regional search and rescue operations
coordinatesWith national disaster offices of participating states
countryHeadquarters Barbados
fieldOfWork climate resilience
disaster risk reduction
humanitarian assistance
formerName Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
hasMember Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Cayman Islands
Curacao
linked to: Curaçao

Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guyana
linked to: British Guiana

Haiti
Jamaica
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Maarten (Dutch part)
linked to: Sint Maarten

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands (UK)
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOrgan Coordinating Unit
Council
Technical Advisory Committee
headquartersLocation Bridgetown, Barbados
linked to: Bridgetown
inception 2009
jurisdiction participating states of the Caribbean region
legalStatus intergovernmental agency
mandate mobilize and coordinate disaster relief resources
provide early warning and information sharing on hazards
support comprehensive disaster management in participating states
memberOf Caribbean Community
purpose disaster mitigation
disaster preparedness
disaster recovery support
disaster risk management
emergency response coordination
regionServed Caribbean
replaced Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
shortName CDEMA
website https://www.cdema.org
worksWith Caribbean Community
Caribbean Public Health Agency
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Caribbean Community hasSubOrganization Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency shortName CDEMA
linked to: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency formerName Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
linked to: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency abbreviation CDEMA
linked to: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency replaced Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
linked to: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Caribbean Meteorological Organization relatedTo Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Regional Security System cooperatesWith Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
subject linked to: RSS
Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies providesServiceTo Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency