Brazil donates to Carib disaster agency
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Brazil has donated US$500,000 to the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to assist the agency in disaster-management related projects.
"The CDEMA project for us has been a very important door for Brazilian assistance to the Caribbean," Brazilian Ambassador to Barbados, Appio Claudio Acquarone, told the Caribbean Media Corporation.
CDEMA, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has been supported by many partners over the years, said executive director Jeremy Collymore.
CDEMA's main tasks include assistance to national governments in natural disasters, and mitigation and management programmes, especially relating to earthquakes and hurricanes.
- CMC