The Caribbean Development Partners Group (CDPG) for Disaster Management

About the CDPG-DM

The Caribbean Development Partners Group (CDPG) evolved from the Eastern Caribbean Donor Partners Group for Disaster Management (ECDPG/DM) drawing on the lessons learned from the above-normal 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season and impacts on nine (9) CDEMA Participating States (PS). 

The CDPG coordinates the RRM partners’ emergency operations by functioning as a dedicated coordination platform for anticipatory action, preparedness, disaster readiness, and response. It supports collective decision-making, joint planning, and advocacy by fostering information sharing, risk analysis and monitoring, and the identification of needs and gaps, while facilitating coordinated preparedness and response efforts. It provides a forum for national, regional, and international partners with interests in disaster management in the Caribbean region to exchange real-time information on active hazards, and to identify resources – physical, human and financial – for combating the adverse effects. 

The CDPG primarily consists of CARICOM Institutions, UN Organizations, regional and international armed forces, development partners, civil society, and the private sector. Representation from the National Disaster Offices (NDOs) of the CDEMA Participating States are also included to ensure national priorities and perspectives are reflected in coordination and decision-making. The decisions of the CDPG are actioned through the Regional Coordination Center (RCC) located at CDEMA Headquarters. 

Geographic Scope

The Caribbean Development Partners Group for Disaster Management (CDPG-DM) covers the twenty (20) CDEMA Participating States (PSs) which include: 

1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Cayman Islands
4. Commonwealth of Bahamas
5. Barbados
6. Belize
7. Commonwealth of Dominica
8. Grenada
9. Republic of Guyana
10. Haiti
11. Jamaica
12. Montserrat
13. St. Kitts and Nevis
14. Saint Lucia
15. Sint Maarten
16. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
17. Suriname
18. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
19. Turks & Caicos Islands
20. The Virgin Islands (UK)