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Bridgetown, Barbados, will host the first regional launch of the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4ALL) on Monday the 6th of February, which aims to ensure that every person on Earth is covered by an early warning system by the year 2027. Caribbean leaders, including the Prime Minister of Barbados, Her Excellency, Mia Mottley, the P…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, While I wish I could be with you in person, I am delighted to send this message for the first regional launch of the Early Warnings for All initiative. I thank Barbados, CARICOM and the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency for hosting and organizing this event. I especially want to thank Prime Minister of Barbados,…
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GENEVA, 22 February, 2018 - Climate change means that coastal communities in the Caribbean need to be self-sufficient for up to three weeks and not just a couple of days if they are to cope with the fall-out from hurricane activity at the level of intensity experienced during the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season, according to a weather expert. “We h…
Downtown Bridgetown, Barbados, smells of ripe fruit and incense. In the thriving marketplace, sellers and buyers dance to the hectic pace of midday in contrast to the Caribbean Sea, placid and shimmering on the horizon.   The sea is a major character in the life of the island. Past and present, a source of food and tourism, water is the islan…
Vacancy posting: UNISDR-ROAM/DIP/CAR-BAR/026/2013 United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for diversity Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the…
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GENEVA, 8 June 2012 - The magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off the coast of Antigua on 11 May is "a warning that the Caribbean should prepare for a much more severe earthquake to come," says a leading expert. Seismologist Joan Latchman of the Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad and Tobago said: "Caribbean islands lie in an area of relatively high earthq…
6 February 2023: Bridgetown, Barbados. “Disasters remind us that we are world citizens, whether we like it or not.” The world’s first regional launch of the Early Warnings For All Initiative has taken place in Barbados led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who spoke with conviction about the disasters faced by her region and by nations around the wo…
Barbados has once again shown its commitment to saving lives and serves as an example of all Caribbean efforts in enhancing Early Warning Systems after hosting the Second Early Warning for All (EW4ALL) National Workshop, which stressed how crucial it is to have timely warnings when disasters strike.  This event brought together stakeholders from va…

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