The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) geared at bolstering the region’s disaster preparedness.Executive Director of CDEMA Elizabeth Riley said the agreement will benefit all CDEMA participating member states.She said the two bodies, which had built a relationship under the Regional Response Mechanism, will collaborate through knowledge management, strengthening capacity to support vulnerable migrants at risk of disasters, and strengthening technical capacities and the use of human mobility data to inform decision making.
