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History of Disaster Management & NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has developed over many years. Beginning in the 1970s, the Government of The Bahamas maintained a “desk” to deal with hurricane preparedness and response. The government also maintained the National Emergency Relief Account at the Royal Bank of Canada, funds which were used as early as 1965 in the Hurricane Betsy relief effort.
How We were Formed
Disaster Management Has Come From a Long Way
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has developed over many years. Beginning in the 1970s, the Government of The Bahamas maintained a “desk” to deal with hurricane preparedness and response. The government also maintained the National Emergency Relief Account at the Royal Bank of Canada, funds which were used as early as 1965 in the Hurricane Betsy relief effort.
Hurricane Dorian (2019)
Hurricane Dorian was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone, which became the most intense on record to strike The...
