The Department of Disaster Management provides for the coordination and integration of comprehensive disaster management into sustainable development policies, planning and programming with a special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. This is achieved through the Disaster Management Policy, 2003; Disaster Management Act, 2003; a five-year Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy and Programming Framework; and the National Disaster Management Plan, under the direction of National Disaster Management Council.
Mission
To protect lives and maintain a resilient, sustainable economy and society by forstering comprehensive disaster management and climate change adaptation as a way of life.
Vision
Working toward resilience and safeguarding life, livelihoods and the sustainable development of the Virgin Islands.
What's Happening Within Our Department?
Virgin Islands Soils Study Provides Capacity For Local Analysis |
30 Apr 2024 - 9:10am
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23 Named Storms In Forecast For 2024 Hurricane Season |
5 Apr 2024 - 10:57am
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More Than 4,000 Join Caribe Wave In The VI |
26 Mar 2024 - 3:05pm
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Public Invited To Tsunami Readiness Webinar |
18 Mar 2024 - 12:51pm
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Earthquake And Tsunami Exercise Set For March 21 |
11 Mar 2024 - 3:12pm
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Virgin Islands Holds Multi-Agency Oil Spill Exercise |
7 Feb 2024 - 1:29pm
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Eu-Funded Project Bolsters Vi's Climate Resilience |
23 Jan 2024 - 1:54pm
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VI Urged To Create Disaster Plans |
22 Jan 2024 - 4:12pm
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Multi-Hazard Alert System Test Calendar For 2024 Available |
2 Jan 2024 - 4:16pm
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Construction Of National Emergency Operations Centre Progressing |
13 Dec 2023 - 9:27am
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Department Contact Information
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