The technical advisory committee of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is scheduled to meet in Suriname April 17-21.
The committee which advises on issues related to resource mobilization strategies, work programme revision and programme development, usually meets once a year before the start of the hurricane season that begins in June.
CDEMA, established in 1991, is the regional intergovernmental agency for disaster management within the Caribbean Community.
Its main task is to coordinate emergency relief and relief efforts to participating countries facing disasters.
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