SITUATION OVERVIEW
As a result of heavy rain showers in the interior and southern sections of Suriname, various areas, in particular the Districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramanna, Coronie and Nickerie
have been severely impacted by flooding, and some are still under water. The Government of Suriname has therefore, via the OFFICIAL GAZETTE No. 55 OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME,
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE of 25 May 2022 P.B. no. 12/2022, declared the affected areas in the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie to be disaster
areas.
Read more: SITUATION REPORT #2 - SURINAME FLOODING
HIGHLIGHTS:
● Due to heavy rainfall in the interior and southern sections of Suriname, the President declared the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie disaster
areas on Wednesday 25 May, 2022.
● The weather forecast indicates there is a high risk of further flooding due to continuing moderate to intense rainfall from ITCZ activity, that may be enhanced by a stationary upper level trough in the
Atlantic Ocean.
● The National Coordination Centre for Disaster Management (NCCR), Suriname has mounted a national response to the emergency and updated CDEMA and the CDPG on the situation.
Read more: SITUATION REPORT #1 - SURINAME FLOODING
Bridgetown, Barbados May 30, 2022– The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), is deploying a two-man team to travel to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall.
This follows a Declaration on Wednesday, May 25th from President of Suriname, Chandrikaperdad Santokhi, that the districts of Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Marowijne, Para, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie, in the Interior and southern sections, have been severely impacted due to continuous rainfall which started as early as March affecting agricultural crops, roads, electricity, housing and schools.
The CDEMA Response Support Mission is being led by Programme Manager, Preparedness and Response, Joanne Persad who is supported by Navindra Persad from the Disaster Preparedness Office in Trinidad and Tobago. The one-week mission will assess the situation on the ground and help with determining the response and humanitarian needs of the country.
Following the Declaration from President Santokhi, CDEMA activated a high-level meeting attended by its international partner donors operating in the region, where more than a dozen pledged humanitarian assistance to the Suriname people.
Read more: CDEMA team heads to Suriname to assess the impact of heavy flooding
Bridgetown, Barbados May 25, 2022– As the 2022 Hurricane Season approaches, the CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted its fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY virtually on May 22, 2022, to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50 regional and international stakeholders attended SYNERGY, a flagship regional exercise to test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).
Read more: CDEMA hosts Exercise SYNERGY 2022
The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the position of Logistics Specialist 2 who will be responsible for providing technical support to the Agency’s Preparedness & Response programme in the area of logistics and will be responsible for leading the development, rollout and maintenance of a Smart relief management system.
Read more: Vacancy Posting - Logistics Specialist 2
Bridgetown, Barbados May 6, 2022– As part of the initiatives of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) headed by the Republic of Argentina, the International Seminar "Exchange of experiences and lessons learned on the strategies implemented by the countries within the framework of the COVID-19 Pandemic" was held in conjunction with CARICOM and the OECS, in Barbados. Over 100 attendees joined the seminar virtually, for the thorough examination of the Argentinian and the Caribbean experiences concerning diagnoses, responses, and prospects in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact and public responses in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance and tourism.
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