FLOOD MARKING SIGNS AND KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS TRAINING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (MAY 2023)

Since 2018, the regional project “Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Early Warning Services in the Caribbean” (CREWS Caribbean) has been striving to support regional and national partners to continually improve hydrometeorological and early warning capacity and service delivery to advance preparedness and reduce multi-hazard risks. CREWS Caribbean is jointly implemented by the World Bank Group (WB), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in partnership with the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), along with the region’s national hydrometeorological service providers (NMHS) and national disaster management offices (NDMOs).

Under the framework of this project, the Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Society and the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS), in joint collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government – Disaster Management Unit, the Trinidad and Tobago Water Resources Agency, the Caribbean Meteorological Organization and the WMO aimed to improve response capability to flood-related riskinformation and warnings through increased coordination between National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, Disaster Risk Management authorities, community members and other relevant local organizations, especially in the Sangre Grande area of Trinidad. In an effort to close existing gaps and enhance community-based flood management and response capabilities, a one-day workshop on “Building Knowledge and Awareness on Flood Management” was held in Leemond Village, Vega de Oropouche, Sangre Grande (Trinidad).