Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 23 January 2026 - The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), convened a 'Regional Workshop on Strengthening Knowledge Exchange and Mutual Understanding between National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Services (NMHSs), National Disaster Risk Management Offices (NDRMOs), and the Media'.
The workshop was executed under the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Caribbean Project Phase 2, co-led and implemented by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The two-day workshop, held on 20-21 January 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, brought together more than sixty (60) participants from across the Caribbean, including senior representatives of meteorological services, disaster management agencies, government information services, and public and private media organizations. The workshop aimed to strengthen coordination and communication of early warning information, ensuring that early warnings lead to early action, particularly for vulnerable and last-mile communities.
