The Hon. Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, has issued a call for the Region’s bilateral and multilateral partners to scale up resources for climate adaptation and loss and damage, and to ensure that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can access the funds quickly. The Prime Minister was at...
CARICOM Energy Month (CEM)
CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) will be observed in November under the theme ‘Invest in Sustainable Energy: Accelerate the Transition’. CEM aims to increase awareness of energy matters in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and celebrate the strides the Community is making to transition to a clean energy pathway. Since its inauguration in 2016, CEM has become the seminal event on the calendar of energy stakeholders including academia, policymakers, private sector, youth, and development partners. The ultimate goal of CEM is long-term, lasting behavioural changes. Tune in to our website and social media platforms to see the various activities.
18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture
Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) is the Region’s premier agriculture event which features workshops, seminars and a trade show coordinated by partners in regional agriculture. The 18th CWA was held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 7 -11 October 2024. The objective of this edition of the CWA was to highlight and coordinate efforts towards accelerating climate-smart mitigation and adaptative measures to reduce climatic impacts on food production systems.
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47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government
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Hurricane Beryl Relief
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CARICOM Secretary-General engages with key figures in the margins of COP 29
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, over the past week, held discussions with key figures in the margins of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Baku, Azerbaijan. The two-week Conference of the Parties opened on 11...
CARICOM Chair tells Leaders’ Summit: ‘Close the financing gap’
Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, called for the closing of the “significant” financing gap Small Island Developing States face in mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. He issued the call on Wednesday, 13 November, in his address at the Leaders’...
