The Civil Defence Commis-sion (CDC) yesterday held a half-day consultation on Guy-ana’s Early Warning Systems (EWS) as the country seeks to equip itself with the tools to ensure that citizens are informed and response mechanisms activated in times of natural disasters.
The consultation took place at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue and saw the participation of a number of stakeholders drawn from various government ministries and agencies.
The EWS, which is yet to be implemented, has among its architecture notification of citizens through social media, text messages, loud hailers, CD radios, signs, email, flyers, sirens and signs on buses in time of impending natural disaster.
The EWS protocol establishes a hierarchy where the ministries of Agriculture,
