climate change
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FINANCIAL CRISIS, FUEL AND FOOD SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE IN FOCUS AT THIRD CARICOM/CUBA SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Diplomatic relations spanning 36 years between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will be consolidated at the Third CARICOM/Cuba Summit, as Caribbean leaders seek to explore and exchange ideas on how to solve critical issues affecting the Region. On December 8, 2008 in Santiago de Cuba, Heads of Government of CARICOM Members States, two…
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MANY STRONG VOICES CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE: MEETING IN BELIZE WILL DEVELOP ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR ARCTIC AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When it comes to the earth’s changing climate, the people of the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a message for the world – the time for action is now. This message is supported by the recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which highlights the vulnerability of…
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CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGENDA FOR CARICOM-SICA SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Climate Change and Energy issues are among the items on the agenda of the Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Integration System of Central America (SICA) who meet in Belize on Saturday 12 May 2007. The one-day meeting will be preceded on the afternoon of…
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REGIONAL SCIENTISTS WARN CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS WILL BE LARGELY ADVERSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the background of dire warnings of the short and long-term effects of climate change on the Caribbean, Regional scientists have called for a change in individual behaviours and practices, a more integrated approach and political intervention at the highest level to mitigate those impacts. At a video conference at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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TECHNICAL PANEL TO REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) The objective of the briefing organized by Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on April 23, 2007 is to disseminate the results of the IPCC’s latest assessment report on climate change and in particular the impacts on the Caribbean. The Technical Panel will be…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT TO BRIEF REGIONAL PRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On Monday 23 April 2007, the CARICOM Secretariat will host a Press Briefing on climate change for the Caribbean media. Organized by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), and the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the briefing will highlight the results of the IPCC’s latest assessment report on climate…
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COMMUNITY MOVES TO ENSURE CLOSER COLLABORATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday 1 August between the CARICOM Secretariat, on behalf of the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Project, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). Dr Kenrick Leslie, the Executive Director of the Centre, signed on its behalf at…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative of the Government…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY DR. ULRIC O. TROTZ, PROJECT MANAGER, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN (MACC) PROJECT, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Hon Secretary-General of CARICOM Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative…
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