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Fearless Firsts: Youth Ambassadors Lead the Way in Building a Resilient Bahamas

This summer, two pioneering tenth-grade students — Kianna Rolle and Gabryel Saunders — made history as The Bahamas’ first Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Ambassadors. For eight weeks, they stepped out...

A Historic Turning Point: Bahamas Cabinet Puts Disaster Risk Management at the Forefront

For the first time in the nation’s history, the Government of The Bahamas has convened the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Disaster Risk Management—a milestone moment that signals a new era in...

Stepping Up Preparedness in The Family Islands: Inside the 2025 Regional Disaster Readiness Exercises

When disaster threatens, every second counts. That’s why communities across the islands have mobilised in a bold push to prepare this summer. From July through August, the Disaster Risk Management...

Bahamas Underscores Proactive Governance, Resilience Financing, and Recovery Readiness at UNDRR’s GP25

Geneva, Switzerland – 10 June 2025 — The Bahamas’ Disaster Risk Management Authority concluded a packed week at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) 2025 Global Platform...

Hurricane Dorian (2019)

Hurricane Dorian was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone, which became the most intense on record to strike The Bahamas. It is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane...

Investiture of Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Ambassadors highlights ongoing efforts to build resilience in-country

The creation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Ambassador Programme, and the recent Investiture of the Disaster Risk Management Authority’s (DRM Authority) initial two Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Ambassadors, will...

The Bahamas Represents at CDM13: Strengthening Regional Resilience

Frigate Bay, St. Kitts & Nevis – This week, The Honourable Leon Lundy, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management, and a delegation from the Disaster Risk Management Authority...

Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority streamlines response agencies for greater effectiveness

The newly formed Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRM Authority) held a press conference, June 4, 2024 to mark the official opening of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This season —...

Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Embarked on a Study Tour to Strengthen the National Disaster Management Framework

To significantly enhance disaster management capabilities in The Bahamas, a delegation from the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management, DRA, and NEMA recently embarked on an important study tour. This initiative,...