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OECS member states to discuss funding climate change adaptation
February 15, 2012
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- The OECS Secretariat will convene a two- day workshop to raise awareness and share experiences on instruments and best practices related to financing climate change adaptation and sustainable energy.
Jamaica must be sensitised about impact of climate change, says new minister
January 16, 2012
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Newly appointed Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Robert Pickersgill, says one of his main priorities will be to sensitise Jamaica on the importance of climate change and the impact it has.
Fidel Castro warns again about nuclear war and climate change
January 9, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (South Sentinel) -- Former Cuban president Fidel Castro warned last week that nuclear war and climate change are critical dangers for humanity, which keeps standing far away from getting any closer to a solution.
UN chief welcomes climate change deal reached at Durban conference
December 12, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the set of decisions reached by countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, saying they represent a significant agreement.
New money from Japan for small-island states clean energy partnership
December 9, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa -- The government of Japan has announced a new US$15 million grant to support clean energy efforts by some of the smallest and most climate vulnerable island nations in the world.
Grenada to receive German-funded climate change projects
December 8, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa -- Grenada is one of two countries selected to benefit from a pilot programme being offered by Germany to cope with the effects of climate change. Foreign Affairs Minister Karl Hood on Tuesday signed a €5 million...
Trinidad and Tobago to integrate climate change into development agenda
December 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$80 million loan to help Trinidad and Tobago incorporate the consideration of the impact of climate change into national policies and institutions.
Grenada to get Chinese assistance in climate change adaptation
December 7, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa -- Grenada is to benefit from a multi-million dollar Chinese project aimed at adapting to climate change. Under an AOSIS- China Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Programme (CAAP), Grenada will receive more than US$2 million in...
ALBA countries at COP 17 call for extension of Kyoto Protocol
December 6, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa (South Journal) -- Delegates from member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) attending the 17th UN Summit of Climate Change (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, favoured the...
Climate change conference kicks off in Durban with call to action
November 29, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa -- Thousands of representatives from governments, international organizations and civil society gathered on Monday in Durban, South Africa, for the start of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
ACP primes for COP17 with energy summit
November 12, 2011
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Key talks amongst members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States will take place next week in Brussels in preparation for the United Nations’ global conference on climate change (COP17) in Durban.
Jamaica, Honduras among eight more countries to take steps to address climate change
November 5, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- A week of meetings among countries participating in the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) has resulted in more than $1 billion committed to solving the problems of climate change. On Friday, the Climate Investment Funds...
CARICOM among small states highlighting climate change threat to development
October 28, 2011
PERTH, Australia -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states were among more than 50 small states that have called on the developed countries for urgent injection of resources to confront the challenges that climate change posed.
Possible impact of climate change addressed in Montserrat
October 20, 2011
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) -- The Department of Environment as part of its outreach programme has published a brochure to raise awareness of climate change and the possible impact it could have on Montserrat.
Caribbean Week of Agriculture spotlights effects of climate change
October 13, 2011
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The tenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) got underway Sunday in Roseau, Dominica, with stakeholders identifying the need for urgent action to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture...
Panama to prepare for climate change
October 7, 2011
PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Panama will strengthen its risk management with the help of a $100 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The program will enable the country to develop a framework for policy, disaster risk...
Initiative launched to reduce impact of climate change for microenterprises in the Caribbean
September 13, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), of the IDB Group, is investing US$1.5 million to launch a pioneering initiative that will help coastal communities and micro and small companies in the Caribbean to fight the impact of climate change.
OAS to support climate compatible development in Suriname
September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, has pledged the Organization’s support for climate compatible development in Suriname.
St Kitts-Nevis a case study at 2011 Coastal Communities Conference
August 30, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Case studies from St Kitts and Nevis will be used to look at competing uses for the near shore area at the 2011 Coastal Communities Conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts late next month.
Caribbean countries to benefit from partnership to develop climate change adaptation strategies
August 29, 2011
BELMOPAN, Belize -- The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have strengthened their partnership to be able to better assist Caribbean countries.
Suriname establishes climate change adaptation institute
August 8, 2011
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- President Desi Bouterse last week established the Climate Compatible Development Agency (CCDA), an institute which is tasked to structure and coordinate Suriname’s climate change efforts.
First OECS climate change project launched
July 26, 2011
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The first OECS climate change project was launched on July 13, 2011, at a formal ceremony in Saint Lucia. The US$14.5 million regional USAID-funded project, “Reducing risk to human and natural assets resulting from climate change...
Dominica developing strategic programme for climate change resilience
July 25, 2011
ROSEAU, Dominica (GIS) -- With Dominica having been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world as it relates to climate change, the world bank has come on board to assist the island in putting together a pilot strategic program for...
Major new support to help understand the effects of climate change on coral reefs
July 25, 2011
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Understanding how the world¹s oceans are being affected by changes in climate is a global scientific priority. In the Cayman Islands, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is teaming up with...
Impact of climate change cannot be ignored, says Barbados senator
July 6, 2011
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Caribbean must seek to develop effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to address the issues of climate change and food security and sustainability, if not, the consequences could be dire.
Guyana president raises climate change issues with EU Commissioner, Colombia president
July 5, 2011
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) – Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo has raised the issue of undisbursed climate change funds with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Andris Piebalgs, the European Commissioner from Latvia.
Presidents of Guyana and Germany focus on combating climate change
June 23, 2011
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo spent Wednesday in a series of meetings with German leaders and senior officials. Discussions centered on the need for sustained political action on climate change.
Guyana to co-chair interim deforestation partnership with Germany
June 7, 2011
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana is hoping to influencing the developing world to argue the case for hasty disbursement of the resources pledged to them when it assumes the role of co-chair to the Interim Reduced Emissions from...
Caribbean shares lessons learned in climate change and disaster risk reduction
May 23, 2011
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- A delegation of climate change experts and policymakers from throughout the Caribbean region are in Samoa from 23 to 26 May to participate in a climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction conference.
Commentary: Despite the climate change noise individual actions matter more
April 23, 2011
April 22nd is Earth Day and after all the noise and hoopla from Copenhagen to Cancun the climate change hucksters in the Caribbean are largely silent! The regional environmental agenda has been hijacked by pirates.
Minister lobbies for funds for Dominica to implement climate change projects
April 13, 2011
ROSEAU, Dominica (GIS) -- The Minister for Environment of Dominica, Kenneth Darroux, has been lobbying for funds to be made available to Dominica and the rest of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) by the global climate...
Climatologist warns of temperature changes in Caribbean region
March 12, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Just over 40 small island developing states (SIDS), including Jamaica, which add less than one percent of the emission gases contributing to global warming, are the most vulnerable to its deleterious effects.
Vulnerable groups to be targeted during climate change adaptation plans
March 12, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- Ministers and delegates attending the UNESCO climate change conference hosted by the government of St Kitts and Nevis on March 8 and 9, 2011, agreed to enhance the analysis of gender-based vulnerability.
Regional ministers vow firm action on climate change
March 11, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- The March 8 and 9 Caribbean Conference on Climate Change and Ethical Principles in St Kitts and Nevis has been hailed a success, and policy makers, along with delegates, have vowed to do more.
UNESCO conference president urges stronger climate change cooperation among SIDS
March 10, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- President of the General Conference of UNESCO, Dr Davidson Hepburn said urgent action is necessary on climate change, as small islands developing states (SIDS) are among countries most vulnerable.
Climate change meeting in St Kitts on Tuesday
March 8, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Just days after a major global meeting on climate change had to be postponed, a Caribbean Conference is due to start in St Kitts on Tuesday. One of the aims is to fine-tune skills of regional climate change experts in...
Commentary: Caribbean Law: Some legal issues in climate change
March 3, 2011
“The field of law has, in many ways, been the poor relation in the world-wide effort to deliver a cleaner, healthier and ultimately fairer world. We have over 500 international and regional agreements, treaties and deals covering everything from...
Warmer oceans taking toll on world's coral reefs
March 2, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA (MCT) -- Global warming took a toll on coral reefs in 2010, endangering one of the world's key ecosystems that benefit people in countless ways. Coral reefs are habitat for almost 100,000 known marine species.
Caribbean should care about climate change
February 25, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- The March 8 and 9 conference on climate change and ethical principles slated for St Kitts and Nevis already has the attention of regional experts, but officials stress that the Caribbean’s populace should...
Make climate change more important to individuals, says Barbados official
February 19, 2011
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- A leading coastal zone management official in Barbados has underscored the need to make climate change more "important" to Barbadians at the individual level.
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