Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)

• Type of organization: Regional & Inter-governmental
• URL: http://www.cdera.org/index.php
• Address: Building #1 Manor Lodge,
  Lodge Hill
  
• City: St Michael
• Country: Barbados
• Region: Americas
• Telephone: +246 4250386
• Fax: +246 4258854
• Email: cdera@caribsurf.com

The motto of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency encapsulates the nature and work of this disaster management organisation which serves the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

This regional inter-governmental agency established in September 1991 by an Agreement of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM  to be responsible for disaster management. There are presently sixteen Participating States within CDERA’s membership.


CDERA Participating States

1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Bahamas, The
4. Barbados
5. Belize
6. British Virgin Islands
7. Dominica
8. Grenada
9. Guyana
10. Jamaica
11. Montserrat
12. St Kitts/Nevis
13. Saint Lucia
14. St Vincent and the Grenadines
15. Trinidad and Tobago
16. Turks and Caicos Islands