Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) 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 under-went a name change to CDEMA in September 2009.
The participating member states and agencies of the CDEMA include:
| Country | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Anguilla | Department of Disaster Management (DDM) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) |
| Bahamas | Disaster Management Unit |
| Barbados | Department of Emergency Management |
| Belize | National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) |
| British Virgin Islands | Department of Disaster Management |
| Dominica | Office of Disaster Management (ODM) |
| Grenada | National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) |
| Guyana | Civil Defense Commission |
| Haiti | Civil Protection Directorate |
| Jamaica | Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) |
| Montserrat | Disaster Management Coordination Agency |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) |
| Saint Lucia | National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) |
| Suriname | National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief (NCCR) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies |
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