Tag: Disaster Risk Management
Gov’t commits to acquiring oil spill response equipment
Prime Minister Brigadier (R’td) Mark Phillips has said government is committed to acquiring equipment to prepare the country in the ... Read More
CDC Hands Over Oil Spill Equipment to the GDF Coast Guard
At a simple handing over ceremony, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) presented a donation of oil spill equipment to the ... Read More
Foreign Minister, Japanese Ambassador discuss strengthening Relations
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Todd, today met virtually with Non-Resident Ambassador of Japan to ... Read More
Monitor the tide, heed advisories
─ CDC partnering with govt agencies to provide solutions for affected residents ─ disaster relief fund included in regional budgets ... Read More
CDC hosts Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Workshop
- DRM Bill will strengthen govt's capacity to respond to disasters and emergencies - recommendations from civil society, private and ... Read More
UG now offers Introduction to Disaster Risk Management
─ designed for Volunteer Emergency Response Team (VERT) programme being offered by Civil Defence Commission By Anara Khan DPI, Guyana, ... Read More
Volunteer Emergency Response Team wraps up training with assessment
─ Community-Based Disaster Risk Management described as key to alleviating effects of possible disasters in Guyana ─ VERT exposed to ... Read More
VERT participants to be certified
─ CDC, UG sign agreement DPI, Guyana, Sunday, March 17, 2019 Upon completion of the Voluntary Emergency Response Team (VERT) ... Read More
CDC, UG partner to certify VERT Programme
Ministry of the Presidency, Press Release - Sunday, March 17, 2019 The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the University of ... Read More
“Disaster management is driven by volunteers” – Lt Col. Kester Craig
─ VERT programme officially launched ─ volunteers urged to use opportunity to develop skills and capabilities DPI, Guyana, Sunday, March ... Read More