Emergency Management Association
of
Trinidad and Tobago
EMATT’s primary goal is to substantially reduce disaster losses in Trinidad and Tobago by building the resilience of communities. Our biggest asset is our combined experience in the development of regional and national responses and preparation and providing the right guidance and support enabling us to become influential leaders of positive change. We have the energy, creativity and will to do things differently….we will be identified by our CONSISTENT, PERSISTENT and ACCURATE approach in fulfilling our mandate. We do, disaster mitigation, disaster response planning and consulting and disaster risk reduction awareness.
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Caribbean Citizen Advisory Group- First General Meeting
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Caribbean Citizen Advisory Group- First General Meeting
Inter-American Dialogue’s Caribbean Citizen Advisory Group
The purpose of the CAG is to ensure that PACC 2030 is implemented in a way that incorporates local wisdom, particularly intergenerational ecological knowledge and practices to bridge technocratic knowledge with
community needs.
About CAG
The Emergency Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (EMATT) is excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Energy Transition and Climate Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, a prestigious Western Hemisphere affairs think tank based in Washington, DC.
The collaboration aims to advance climate justice and sustainability efforts in the Caribbean. The first meeting is taking place in POS, highlighting the importance of Trinidad and Tobago in the initiative. It is set to take place on September 28, 2023, bringing together an array of distinguished civil society leaders, including Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria, EMATT's Founder and Vice President.
The Citizen Advisory Group (CAG), composed of 15 diverse civil society leaders from the Caribbean, will play a pivotal role in advising the implementation of the US-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030). PACC 2030, a flagship initiative of the Biden-Harris Administration, which seeks to promote climate adaptation, resilience, and clean energy solutions throughout the Caribbean region.
Meet
CAG Members
Stacey—Ann Pi Osoria
Founder of Emergency Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Ardene Sirjoo
The Cropper Foundation Trinidad and Tobago
Ainka Granderson
Resilience Program Lead Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Trinidad and Tobago
Immaculata Casimero
Member of the Wapichan Wiizi Women’s Movement and Communications Officer at the South Rupununi District Council, Guyana
Brandon Walker
Founder and President of BarbudnGO, Antigua and Barbuda
Ifáṣínà Efunyemi
Teacher of History and Caribbean Studies, Ecumenical Junior College, Belize
Christine Samwaroo
Founder of The Breadfruit Collective, Guyana
Eduardo Julia
Vice Director for Strategic Issues, Fundación Sur Futuro, República Dominicana
Richard Jones
Caribbean Policy Development Centre Officer in Charge Barbados
Ché Greenidge
Executive Director Barbados Environmental Conservation Trust
Tamisha Lee
President of the Jamaican Network of Rural Women Producers
Sandra Prospere
Chairperson, Fond St. Jacques St. Lucia
Naomi Bannis
President Anse Kounari Tourism Association Dominica
Ayesha Constable
Founder, Young People for Climate Action Co-founder of GirlsCARE
Keithlin Caroo
Helen’s Daughters Founding and Executive Director