National Contingency Plans
Countries in the Wider Caribbean Region need, before being part of the Regional OPRC Plan, to have their own national contingency plan developed.
The latest information of the status of the NCP available at the Center is given under the following country profiles:
|
Country Name |
Latest country profile update |
NCP status (date of latest update) |
Lead agency |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
Mar. 09 |
|
National Office of Disaster Services |
|
Bahamas |
Apr. 08 |
|
Port Department |
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Barbados |
Mar. 09 |
|
Environmental Protection Department |
|
Belize |
|
Draft (Aug. 08) |
Dpt. of Environment, Ministry of Environment & Tourism |
|
Colombia |
|
|
Dirección General para la Prevención y atención de desastres |
|
Costa Rica |
Draft (Sep. 08) |
Comisión Nacional de Emergencias |
|
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Cuba |
Apr. 08 |
|
Agencia del Medio Ambienta |
|
Dominica |
Mar. 09 |
|
Office of Disaster Preparedness |
|
Dominican Republic |
Jun. 09 |
|
Depto. Recursos Pesqueros |
|
El Salvador |
Apr. 08 |
Autoridad Marítima Portuaria |
|
|
France French Antilles French Guiana |
|
Apr. 08
|
Préfécture de la Région Martinique
|
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Grenada |
Mar. 09 |
|
National Disaster Management Agency |
|
Guatemala |
Draft (2008) |
Dpto. Marítimo del Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional |
|
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Guyana |
|
|
|
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Haiti |
Oct. 09 |
|
Service Maritime et de Navigation d' Haiti |
|
Honduras |
Draft (2008) |
Dirección General de la Marina Mercante |
|
|
Jamaica |
Mar. 09 |
|
Office of Disaster Preparedness |
|
Kingdom of the Netherlands Aruba BES Islands Curacao Saint Marteen |
Mar. 09 |
Draft (Aug. 08)
|
Crisis Management Office
Directorate of Shipping and Maritime Affaires
|
|
México |
2008 |
Dirección nacional adjunta de oceanografía, hidrografía y meteorología |
|
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Nicaragua |
2007 |
Dirección General de Transporte Acuático |
|
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Panamá |
Revision (Feb. 09) |
Autoridad Marítima de Panamá |
|
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Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Mar. 09 |
|
National Emergency Management Agency |
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Saint Lucia |
Mar. 09 |
|
Office of Disaster Preparedness |
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Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
Feb. 09 |
|
Department of Maritime Administration |
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Suriname |
|
Maritime Authority Suriname |
|
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Trinidad & Tobago |
Apr. 08 |
|
Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries |
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United Kingdom (British West Indies) Anguilla British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat Turks & Caicos |
Aug. 09 |
|
Department of Disaster Management Office of Disaster Preparedness Department of Environment National Office of Disaster Preparedness Office of Disaster Preparedness |
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United States of America Puerto Rico USA US Virgin Islands |
Apr. 09 |
|
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan |
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Venezuela |
Jul. 09 |
|
Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuáticos e Insulares |

