The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) will be conducting a series of summer programs and community capacity building activities on four Grenadine Islands starting today July 14, under the theme “Understand Your Hazards to Reduce Disasters”.
This initiative is a collaborative effort between NEMO, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the European Union under the Building the Resilience of CARIFORUM States to Disaster Risks and Climate Change Impacts (BRICS) project.
The NEMO summer initiatives are expected to boost awareness and knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction, and Disaster Risk Management in the Grenadines.
The summer program and community capacity building activities will conclude on August 8, and will be hosted on each Grenadine Island as follows:
• Canouan, July 14 -18
• Union Island, July 21- 25
• Mayreau, July 28 – 31
• Bequia – August 4 -8
The NEMO summer program will address pertinent topics such as an introduction to the various hazards to which each island is exposed, emergency management concepts and basic emergency management skills and training that enhance preparedness and response at the individual, home, school and community level.
Alternately, the community capacity building program seeks to strengthen disaster management frameworks in the Grenadine Islands, to prepare for and respond to emergencies, through the strengthening of District Disaster Committees on Mayreau and Canouan.
