Disaster & Meteorological Agencies

Official Response & Coordination Resources

What they do, how to reach them, and how they coordinate regional emergency response.

CDEMA — Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

Coordinates regional disaster response, early warnings, deployment of relief teams, and support to 19 participating countries.

www.cdema.org cdema@cdema.org +1 (246) 434-4880
Jamaica
ODPEM — Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management

Leads Jamaica's national disaster coordination — evacuations, shelters, public alerts, search & rescue, logistics.

Meteorological Service of Jamaica

Official storm tracking, rainfall forecasts, public weather advisories, marine & aviation alerts.

Haiti
UHM / UHN — Unité Hydrométéorologique de Haïti

Issues hydro-meteorological alerts, rainfall and flooding warnings, supports national evacuation decisions.

Dominican Republic
ONAMET — Oficina Nacional de Meteorología

National hurricane and weather authority providing storm forecasts and early warnings.

COE — Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias

Manages shelters, evacuations, national emergency operations, search & rescue.

+1 (809) 532-8341
Bahamas
NEMA — National Emergency Management Agency

National disaster authority coordinating island-wide response, evacuations, and relief operations.

Bahamas Department of Meteorology

Hurricane tracking, weather alerts, marine & aviation advisories.

Cuba
INSMET — Instituto de Meteorología

National forecasting agency providing hurricane alerts, rainfall modelling, and storm surge warnings.

National Civil Defense of Cuba

Oversees evacuations, shelters, humanitarian response, damage assessments.

Belize
NEMO Belize — National Emergency Management Organization

National coordination center for evacuations, shelters, relief supply distribution, and community recovery.

Belize Met Service

Storm and rainfall forecasting, public advisories and severe weather bulletins.

Barbados
Barbados Meteorological Services

Key eastern Caribbean weather authority providing storm tracking, marine advisories, and severe weather warnings. Also hosts the CDEMA regional coordination centre.

+1 (246) 428-0910
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago Meteorological Service

Covers the southern Caribbean — provides hurricane watches, rainfall warnings, and marine forecasts for Trinidad, Tobago, and surrounding waters.

+1 (868) 669-3939
International Authorities
WMO — World Meteorological Organization

The United Nations body coordinating global tropical cyclone monitoring, standardized warnings, and regional meteorological centre oversight.

Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC)

Environment and Climate Change Canada's hurricane tracking centre — monitors Atlantic tropical systems and provides forecasts for the Caribbean and North Atlantic.

+1 (902) 426-9790
ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Produces the globally recognized European forecast model (ECMWF/IFS), widely considered the most accurate for hurricane track prediction worldwide.

Emergency Contact Reminder: In case of immediate emergency, always contact your local emergency services first (911 or local equivalent). The agencies listed above coordinate disaster response and provide official information.