Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)[1] is an inter-regional supportive network of independent emergency units throughout the Caribbean region. Formed on September 1, 2005, as the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), it underwent a name change to CDEMA in September 2009.
Members
The participating member states and agencies of the CDEMA include:
Activities
The stated role of the CDEMA is to coordinate disaster response to member countries.[2] CDEMA personnel worked in Grenada and Jamaica in early September 2004 after the passage of Hurricane Ivan.
During the mid-1990s, CDEMA provided disaster support for the eruption of the
Background
The Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project (PCDPPP) was established in July 1984 to minimize the damage caused by severe weather conditions in the Caribbean region and the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to the establishment of the PCDPPP, disasters in the area were addressed by private donors.[3]
The PCDPPP was a collection of international sponsors such as the
In 1989, after the widespread destruction of Hurricane Hugo, there was a focus on creating more effective natural disaster management and preparedness. In 1991, the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) was created.[4] CDERA was formed by 16 participating Caribbean nations. With this organization, Caribbean countries had regional support along with international support. This increased the probability of aid coming from regional sources. CDERA would later change its name to CDEMA, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.
History
In 1989,
The growth of CDERA is said to have been very slow throughout the 1990s.[9] In 2003, studies showed that the Caribbean Metrological organization based in Trinidad and Tobago, had developed earlier warning systems in the Caribbean that were saving lives. There was still controversy over whether the people had confidence in this system.[10]
In 2005, CDERA was planning to better coordinate with the tourism industry by preparing a response strategy for natural or
In 2006, financial aid from the European Commission granted CDERA 3.4 million. CDERA's projects are still being funded from outside sources.[14] As of 2010, approximately 90% of funding for CDERA's projects comes from international donors.[15] Along with funds being heavily dependent on foreign sources, staffing for CDERA has been a major hurdle. It has been said that some staff members of CDERA lack backgrounds in disaster management, and those in charge are low in the bureaucracy's chain of command.[16]
In 2010, CDERA underwent a name change to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).[17] They have recently focused on improving results through better connections with policymakers and technical officials.[18]
See also
- Canadian Hurricane Centre
- European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF)
References
- ^ "CDERA prepares for change in name, mandate". Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ "About Us - CDEMA". www.cdema.org. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Denise D.P. (May 2010). Building Effectiveness in Multi-State Disaster Management Systems: The Case of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency (PDF) (PhD). Pennsylvania State University. p. 27. UMI Number: 33420294. Retrieved January 23, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Leonard James Huggins "Comprehensive Disaster Management and Development: The Role of Geoinformatics and Geo-Collaboration in Linking Mitigation and Disaster Recovery in the Eastern Caribbean." (PhD. Diss., MPPM, University of Pittsburgh, 2007), 7-8.
- ^ "Insurance risk management strategies 'need to improve'" Lloyd's List International (November 1, 1990)
- ^ "Caribbean alarm at loss of back up risk management from United Nations PCDPPP," Lloyd's List International (May 21, 1991)
- ^ "Caribbean alarm at loss of back up risk management from United Nations PCDPPP," Lloyd's List International (May 21, 1991)
- ^ Denise D.P. Thompson "Building Effectiveness in Multi-State Disaster Management Systems: The Case of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency." (PhD diss., Pennsylvania State University, 2010), 26
- ^ Leonard James Huggins "Comprehensive Disaster Management and Development: The Role of Geoinformatics and Geo-Collaboration in Linking Mitigation and Disaster Recovery in the Eastern Caribbean." (PhD. Diss., MPPM, University of Pittsburgh, 2007).
- ^ "Caribbean: Disaster-response agency urges increased preparedness for disasters," BBC Monitoring Americas (February 1, 2005): www.cananews.net
- ^ "Caribbean tourism industry draws up new disaster-response plan," BBC Monitoring Americas (November 7, 2005): www.cananews.net
- ^ "Caribbean: Disaster response agency coordinator views early warning systems," BBC Monitoring Americas (November 12, 2003): www.cananews.net
- ^ "Caribbean seeking to develop early tsunami warning system," Caribbean Today (January 2005)
- ^ "EU approve grant to improve Caribbean disaster preparedness," BBC Monitoring Americas. (September 15, 2006): www.cananews.net
- ^ Denise D.P. Thompson "Building Effectiveness in Multi-State Disaster Management Systems: The Case of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency." (PhD diss., Pennsylvania State University, 2010), 52.
- ^ Denise D.P. Thompson "Building Effectiveness in Multi-State Disaster Management Systems: The Case of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency." (PhD diss., Pennsylvania State University, 2010), 44.
- ^ Denise D.P. Thompson "Building Effectiveness in Multi-State Disaster Management Systems: The Case of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency." (PhD diss., Pennsylvania State University, 2010), 44.
- ^ "Effective Disaster Management addressed at recent CDEMA meeting," BVI News (May 31, 2011): www.bvinews.com