climate change
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COP21 Opens – CARICOM and World Leaders told Paris must mark Decisive Turning Point
Negotiators from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are intent on striking a deal to keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees of pre-industrial levels. Across the region over the past several weeks, countries have been rolling out their “1.5 to Stay Alive” Campaign to raise awareness about the effects of climate change, while building momentum for the region’s negotiating position at COP21. Several…
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CARICOM Heads in France to push for Climate Action
CARICOM Heads of Government have joined their global counterparts in Paris, France for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) which runs from today to 11 December 2015. CARICOM negotiators have been working assiduously in several meetings leading up to Paris to emphasize that temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is still inadequate for protecting ecosystems in…
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Stakes are high for CARICOM at COP21
“Unless we can get the countries that are the major emitters of green house gases to commit to more ambitious reductions, the Caribbean will be confronted with more extreme storms and hurricanes, more frequent and prolonged droughts, dangerous sea-level rise that will wash away roads, homes, hotels, and ports in every island; greater food insecurity and more acidic oceans that…
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CARICOM will advocate strongly for special consideration for SIDS – CARICOM Chairman
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt. Hon Freundel Stuart, said the Conference of Parties negotiations in Paris, France, will see the Community advocating strongly for special consideration for Small Island Developing States. … we will advocate strongly for special consideration to be given to the unique circumstances of SIDS and reaffirm the need for Caribbean countries to…
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Hurricane Joaquin’s impact shows ‘climate change is real’ – PM Christie tells Commonwealth Business Forum
The Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, said Wednesday that the damage his country suffered during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin showed that climate change was real. The Prime Minister, who is also The Bahamas’s Minister of Finance made the assertion in his address to the Commonwealth Business Forum in st. Julian’s, Malta. The Business Forum is one…
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3 ways to support sustainable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean
What is the importance of having a goal of sustainable development specifically dedicated to energy (SDG 7) as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2016 to 2030? Representatives of the Ministries of Energy of 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean met in Tarija, Bolivia on October 29, 2015 to discuss exactly this issue and to…
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CARICOM Ready for COP21
Saint Lucia will lead the CARICOM delegation to COP 21 in Paris and will make a case for the survival of small island states at the talks. With less than a fortnight left before the 'make or break' climate talks, Saint Lucia's Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says he is pleased with the country's work towards a CARICOM position on…
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Barbados PM-CARICOM Chair – upcoming Commonwealth and COP21 Meetings important
“Mr. Stuart said the potential outcomes of the Paris discussions would be important to Barbados and the CARICOM region, given the projected adverse effects climate change would have on the countries.” The Prime Minister pointed out that the CARICOM Heads of Government at their meeting earlier this year in Barbados adopted a Declaration for Climate Action, which sets out the…
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Caribbean Environmental Experts Seek Solutions for Climate Change and Public Health Challenges
Castries, Saint Lucia – The Caribbean, mainly comprised of small island nations, is the world’s most tourist-dependent region, and one of the most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Within recent times, the Region has experienced more frequent and severe storms and hurricanes, increases in mosquito-borne diseases, rises in sea level, prolonged periods of drought and salt water intrusion of…
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