Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
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CDF Approves US$500,000 in Emergency Relief Funding for Jamaica Following Hurricane Melissa
The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has approved US$500,000 in emergency relief financing to support the Government of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. This decision was approved by the CDF Board of Directors on 19 November 2025, under the CDF’s Emergency Disaster Assistance Facility (EDAF). This allocation is in addition to a US$300,000 grant previously provided by the CDF…
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CARICOM Leaders Stand in Solidarity with Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
In a powerful demonstration of unity and regional solidarity, CARICOM Heads of Government from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, and Guyana; CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett and leaders from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Jamaica today, 17 November to witness firsthand the devastation caused by Hurricane…
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CARICOM Institutions Support Coordinated Recovery Efforts in Jamaica Following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa
Members of the High-Level team (left to right): Mr Daniel Best, Dr Lisa Indar, Ms Elizabeth Riley and Dr David Farrell (Credit: CDEMA) Monday, 3 November 2025 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact, governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have dispatched aid and pledged financial support to assist in the response and recovery…
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European Union supporting Climate Resilient Health Systems in CARIFORUM States
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The 11th European Development Fund Programme for Strengthening Climate Resilient Health Systems in the Caribbean came under review when the Programme’s Steering Committee met in Bridgetown, Barbados on 20 June 2025. Chair of the Committee, Director General of CARIFORUM, Ms. Alexis Downes- Amsterdam, explained that the programme is the first of…
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CARICOM SG and Institutions discuss the impacts of declining international development assistance
Executive Directors and other senior officials of Caribbean Community Institutions have updated Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett about the adverse effect of the current geopolitical developments on their ability to deliver essential services to the Region. The developments were highlighted during a virtual meeting which the Secretary-General convened with Executive Directors and other senior officials of Community Institutions on Tuesday, 29 April. The…
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Webinar series aims to prepare agriculture sector for 2025 hurricane season
With the hurricane season approaching (June – November), the CARICOM Secretariat will begin a webinar series aimed at strengthening the preparedness of the agriculture sector of the Region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Food and Agriculture Organisation of…
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CDEMA, UNICEF sign MOU at 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience across the Caribbean region. This partnership, formalised by Jean-Benoit Manhes, UNICEF Representative for the Eastern Caribbean, and Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director of CDEMA, will focus on strengthening child-centered disaster management in…
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CARICOM Private Sector Organization Commences Relief Response Coordination for Support to Member States Impacted by Hurricane Beryl
(CPSO Press Release) The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) held its first Coordination Meeting today, July 1st, 2024, for the mobilizing of the regional private resources to provide assistance to Member States, which may be impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, currently affecting the Windward Islands. The CPSO Coordination Meeting was held within the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency…
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Region raises concerns over institutional, financial capacity to confront environmental challenges
Climate change, threats to biodiversity, economic uncertainty due to external shocks, and limited institutional and financial capacity, are the key concerns of Ministers with responsibility for the Environment of the Caribbean Community. The concerns were highlighted during the 112th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development on The Environment and Sustainable Development which was conducted virtually on…
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Seventh round of Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey launched
The seventh round of the Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey has launched. The survey is is available between 19 March and 2 April 2024, and is open to persons 18 years and older in all CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, as well as in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. It is available in English, French, Dutch and Spanish, and can be accessed at this link: https://arcg.is/LSiPC The…
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