Climate Change
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History of CCCCC
Due to its susceptibility to climate change, the Caribbean Community has traditionally been a main supporter of climate-related initiatives. This was demonstrated early on through its strong support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international environmental treaty that was created in 1992. In 1994, Barbados hosted the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small…
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Early Warnings for All supported by CMO at the 19th World Meteorological Congress
(Caribbean Meteorological Organization Press Release) Dr. Arlene Laing, Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization Headquarters and the Permanent Representative of the British Caribbean Territories with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) made a statement at the 19th World Meteorological Congress, during the WMO Leadership and Management Forum on the Implementation of the UNEarly Warnings for All, a climate adaptation measure.…
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Keynote Address by CARICOM Secretary-General at ‘CARICOM at Fifty’ Symposium
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, delivered the keynote address Friday morning (14 April 2023) at the opening ceremony of a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Community being observed this year. The virtual symposium, titled ‘CARICOM at the Crossroads: Rising to the Challenge of a New Era’, was organised by the CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the…
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CARICOM, United Kingdom commit to closer cooperation
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, has called for stronger commitments by the international community to reverse the impacts of global warming, which threatens the very survival of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). She also called for SIDS to have access to concessional development financing, based on their special circumstances, which include their vulnerability to catastrophic climate-related…
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CARICOM Delegates Head to Canada for COP15
CARICOM delegates head to Montreal, Canada, for the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) (COP15) gearing up to create targets on biodiversity for the next decade. The Conference, from December 7-19, will be held under the Presidency of China. Importantly, the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is expected to be adopted during this second…
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Statement by Dr Carla N Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), following the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)
One week after the end of COP27, it is clear that the outcomes are mixed. CARICOM looked to COP27 with the hope that it would be a turning point for global cooperation to seize the narrow window of opportunity to keep 1.5°C within reach and to support the particularly vulnerable as we confront climate change. 2030 is a critical point…
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CARICOM Ministerial Statement ahead of COP 27
Ministers of the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), met at the One Hundred and Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development, on Friday 28 October 2022. The Ministers considered the scientific and geopolitical context and the prospects of a global recession in 2023 which will have…
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Joint Tribute To Dr Hugh Julian Sealy – CCCCC And CARICOM Secretariat
The CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) join with the Government of Barbados, the CARCIOM negotiators and the broader Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) grouping in expressing its shock and sadness at the sudden passing of Dr. Hugh Sealy. Dr Sealy has been a key part of the region’s and AOSIS’s climate change negotiating machinery…
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CARICOM pursuing Latin American development partnerships
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to promote and seek support for its development priorities through partnerships with Latin American and other development partners. This week, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong Alexis made a presentation to a new cycle of the Latin American and Caribbean Programme (LACRP), a sub-grouping of the global Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The LACRP…
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Ambergris Caye Declaration on COP26 Outcomes and CARICOM Expectations in the lead up to COP27: “A Pathway from Ambition to Action”
Recalling the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Declaration on the 1.5 °C Ambition to Defend the Most Vulnerable Recalling further the regional priorities and expectations for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference aiming to consolidate global solidarity to close the gap for 1.5 °C ambition Taking note of the Glasgow Climate Pact and the decisions adopted by the respective governing bodies of the…
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