Curmira Gulston

Ms. Curmira Gulston is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), where she supports the design and implementation of regional strategies to address multi-hazard risk, including compounding, cascading, and cumulative hazards across Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Her work is grounded in advancing integrated approaches to disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate adaptation, and resilience-building, with a strong emphasis on the science-policy-practice interface.

Her technical portfolio includes the development and operationalization of multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS), with particular focus on impact-based forecasting, anticipatory action, and end-to-end warning dissemination. She has contributed to the establishment of risk-informed decision-support systems that integrate geospatial analytics, hazard modeling, and disaster risk information management platforms to enhance situational awareness and support evidence-based planning and response. A key area of her work involves strengthening interoperability across sectors and institutions, recognizing the systemic nature of risk and the interdependencies between critical infrastructure, social systems, and environmental processes.

Ms. Gulston has also been engaged in regional policy development and technical cooperation initiatives in collaboration with international partners, contributing to frameworks that align national and regional DRM priorities with global agendas. Her research interests include compound risk dynamics, cascading hazard impacts, and the application of data-driven and digital technologies to enhance resilience in data-scarce environments. She is particularly focused on translating complex, multi-dimensional risk information into actionable insights for decision-makers at multiple scales, from national authorities to at-risk communities.

In addition to her professional role, Ms. Gulston contributes to academia in the areas of sustainability, circular economy, and resilience, supporting applied research and capacity development. Her work reflects a commitment to advancing innovative, interdisciplinary, and community-centered approaches to managing systemic risk and building adaptive capacity in vulnerable island contexts.