Coastal hazard alert systems in place for the region

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries will be automatically alerted in the event of any major differences in sea level rise or major displacements due to earthquakes.
Acting Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Dr. Lorna Inniss, speaking at the launch of Caribe Wave 2013, said the system was important given the fact that tsunamis were waves that travelled between and among countries.
“Therefore, there needs to be regional cooperation which we already have. We have established an inter-governmental coordination group for the wider Caribbean region, and we have about 34 countries that participate. All the countries that border the Caribbean Sea are a part of that system,” she said.