Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Updates

This document is about a Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP) simulation exercise conducted in Anguilla in June 2024. It details key insights and lessons learned from this first iteration of the...

The 2024 Hurricane Season has already proven its intensity with Hurricane Beryl being the first major hurricane on record to form in the Atlantic in June. Eight CDEMA Participating States were...

INTRODUCTION On 1st July 2024, Hurricane Beryl struck St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with Category 4 hurricane force winds. In response, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,...

CDEMA AND PARTNERS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELIEF SUPPORT TO SAINT. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES AND GRENADA POST HURRICANE BERYL Situation Updates from Impacted Participating States GRENADA The following...

CDEMA AND PARTNERS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELIEF SUPPORT TO ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES AND GRENADA POST HURRICANE BERYL Situation Updates from Impacted Participating States The following updates were...

CDEMA AND IT’S PARTNERS FOCUSED ON RELIEF TO PARTICIPATING STATES IMPACTED BY HURRICANE BERYL. SITUATION OVERVIEW: Hurricane Beryl has moved out of the area and is no longer a threat to Caribbean...

The Caribbean's recent encounter with Hurricane Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season and the strongest ever recorded for the month of June, has underscored the...

On July 1st, Hurricane Beryl struck Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The hurricane brought widespread destruction, displacing thousands of people. In response, national authorities in...

This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector,...

HURRICANE BERYL NO LONGER A THREAT TO CARIBBEAN STATES SITUATION OVERVIEW: Hurricane Beryl has moved out of the area and is no longer a threat to Caribbean States that are a part of the Caribbean...

HURRICANE BERYL NO LONGER A THREAT TO CARIBBEAN STATES SITUATION OVERVIEW: Hurricane Beryl has moved out of the area and is no longer a threat to Caribbean States that are a part of the Caribbean...

Background Beryl has become the strongest hurricane ever recorded in June, reaching major category 4 (in a scale of 5). It is estimated that 200,000 people, the equivalent of the entire populations...

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HURRICANE BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM NO LONGER A THREAT TO CARIBBEAN STATES. Location of Hurricane Beryl: ABOUT 65 miles or 105 KM ESE of Progreso, Mexico. MAX SUSTAINED WINDS, 70 MPH or 115...

HURRICANE BERYL CAUSED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO CDEMA PARTICIPATING STATES IN THE NORTH-WESTERN CARIBBEAN LOCATION OF HURRICANE BERYL AS AT 8:00PM (AST), 4th JULY 2024: - ABOUT180MIOR295KMESEOF TULUM...

HURRICANE BERYL POSES A THREAT TO PARTICIPATING STATES IN THE NORTH-WESTERN CARIBBEAN Location of Hurricane Beryl: ABOUT 45miles or 70 KM S OF Kingston, Jamaica. MAX SUSTAINED WINDS, 140 MPH or 225...

Bridgetown, Barbados, June 30th, 2024 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit and key partners stand ready to assist Participating States as the region braces...

The seventh round of research by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and WFP on the impact of natural hazards and high cost of living on food security and livelihoods in the English and Dutch-speaking...

HIGHLIGHTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE TAMMY Tropical cyclone Tammy formed over the Atlantic Ocean on October 18th, 2023, and started moving north-west toward the Leeward Islands. The circulation of Tammy...

Successive shocks and crises over the last few years continue to reverberate on the food security and livelihoods of people in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. The pandemic and the cost of...