Environment

  • Photo of CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework launched at Special COTED

    CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework launched at Special COTED

    A regional policy framework on the environment, which CARICOM Ministers responsible for the Environment have approved, was launched on Tuesday, 29 April, in Antigua and Barbuda. The Caribbean Community Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework was launched at the opening ceremony of the 118th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) that will focus on Sustainable Development. A section…

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  • Photo of CARICOM begins Regional Ocean Policy Consultations

    CARICOM begins Regional Ocean Policy Consultations

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on 4 April 2025, began a series of regional thematic consultations dedicated to formulating the CARICOM Ocean Policy and Governance Framework. The consultation took place in Miami, Florida, in the margins of the Regional Preparatory Workshop for the first meeting of the Preparatory Commission on the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ…

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  • Photo of CARICOM coordination on ocean governance under BBNJ ramps up

    CARICOM coordination on ocean governance under BBNJ ramps up

    Government representatives, policy experts, and key stakeholders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Miami, Florida, last week to chart a coordinated approach to implementing the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). The BBNJ Agreement, which focuses on conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, is regarded as a…

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  • Photo of CCCCC Secures US$6.73M for Climate Resilience Projects in The Bahamas, St.Kitts and Nevis

    CCCCC Secures US$6.73M for Climate Resilience Projects in The Bahamas, St.Kitts and Nevis

    The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has announced the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) approval of three critical climate resilience projects for St. Kitts and Nevis and The Bahamas. The projects, collectively securing nearly US$6.73M in funding, will support national adaptation planning and climate-smart agricultural initiatives to strengthen regional resilience against climate change impacts. St. Kitts and Nevis secured an…

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  • Photo of Heat waves likely this quarter

    Heat waves likely this quarter

    While the Caribbean can expect heat waves beginning early this month, these are unlikely to match the temperatures the region experienced over the past two years. This is according to the current Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter which provided a forecast for April -June 2025. “ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) neutral conditions in the Pacific, combined with unusually warm waters around the Caribbean…

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  • Photo of CARICOM continues to advocate for adequately resourced Loss and Damage Fund

    CARICOM continues to advocate for adequately resourced Loss and Damage Fund

    The Loss and Damage Fund, under its first director, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, is scheduled to meet in early April in Barbados. The Fund is intended to provide critical support to developing countries to respond to economic and non-economic loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. CARICOM, as a member of the grouping of small island developing states (SIDS)…

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  • Photo of World Meteorological Day 2025: Closing the Early Warning Gap Together

    World Meteorological Day 2025: Closing the Early Warning Gap Together

    The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), joined the global community in celebrating World Meteorological Day on Sunday, 23 March 2025, united under the theme ‘Closing the Early Warning Gap Together’. As the Caribbean continues to face compounded crises, this year’s observance of World Meteorological Day highlights the importance of partnerships in ensuring that everyone in our Region can access timely, reliable,…

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  • Photo of Antigua and Barbuda ratifies BBNJ Treaty

    Antigua and Barbuda ratifies BBNJ Treaty

    Antigua and Barbuda on 12 March, ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).   The country joins Belize, Barbados and Saint Lucia, as the latest CARICOM Member State to ratify the agreement which is among the…

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  • Photo of ‘We are not asking for mercy or sympathy; we are asking for partnership’ – Grenada Prime Minister

    ‘We are not asking for mercy or sympathy; we are asking for partnership’ – Grenada Prime Minister

    The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Immediate Past Chairman of CARICOM, on Wednesday emphasised the need for partnership to tackle climate change. The Prime Minister, whose country was among CARICOM Member States that were devastated by Category 4 Hurricane Beryl last year, addressed the matter of climate change at the opening ceremony of the 48th Regular Meeting…

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  • Photo of Ministerial Champions ‘a very necessary arrangement’

    Ministerial Champions ‘a very necessary arrangement’

    The identification of ministerial leads for negotiations around sustainable development and the environment ensures the amplification of the needs and concerns of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ms. Amrikha Singh, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat said. Last year, in preparation for COP 29 negotiations, the Region identified Ministerial Champions to enhance its representation and coordination. The Champions for…

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