Month: August 2018

Launch of the Re-Designed Early Warning Systems Toolkit
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the International Federation for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United…

AGI: Readying the Caribbean for the next big wave
The Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise 2018 is featured in the September 2018 issue of Earth magazine published by the American Geosciences Institute…

Earthquake felt across CDEMA participating states – Situation Report 2
The following is a report from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) Trinidad and Tobago on the ongoing damage assessments…

Forget Doorframes: Expert Advice on Earthquake Survival Strategies
An article, written after the August 5th Lombok, Indonesia event, discusses expert advice for earthquake safety tips and emphasizes that the Drop,…

Earthquake felt across CDEMA participating states – Situation Report 1
According to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre (SRC) the 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 5:31PM (Local Time)…

Are you a young professional interested in climatology, meteorology, hydro-meteorology and related fields?
Find below a request for Expression of Interest (EOI) with Terms of Reference for Consultancy Services for Building the Capacity of Young…

U.S. Virgin Islands student tops FCCA Poster competition
ST. CROIX (August 12, 2018) – Tyrone Lake of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the winner of the Junior Division of the…