The Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative has approved US$ 7 million in funding for a new three-year project in the Caribbean region. The CREWS Caribbean 2.0 project will build on a recently completed project to continue strengthening Early Warning Systems in the region. The project will be led by WMO and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The regional implementation partners will include the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH). Other major partners include the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce (CARICHAM).
The collaborative and inclusive project development process for CREWS Caribbean 2.0 was completed at the CREWS Caribbean Partners Meeting, hosted by CMO and CDEMA in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2023. The meeting secured final endorsement of the proposed activities from the Regional Early Warning Consortium (REWSC) as well as the President of the WMO Regional Association IV (RA IV,…
