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Environment Ministers set stage for CARICOM coordination on multilateral environmental issues in 2025
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must remain unified and assertive in advocating for solutions that address the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDs). Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda, delivered the charge during remarks at the opening of the virtual Second Annual Ministerial Post-Conference of the Parties (COP) Debriefing, which he chaired…
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CARICOM Secretary-General participates in Ivan Plus 20 Dialogue
Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, participated in the Ivan Plus 20 Dialogue that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event took place on Friday 15 November, in the margins of the Twenty-Ninth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29). The Dialogue focused on shaping a resilient Caribbean by 2044. Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM…
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CARICOM shaping policy guidance on AI’s role in sustainability, climate action –Secretary-General Barnett tells COP29 Leaders’ Summit
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been developing an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development Policy and Programme that includes creating regional AI policy guidance to consider its role in sustainability and climate action. Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, spoke of the AI policy thrust on Wednesday, 13 November, during a Leaders’ Summit of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Climate…
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CARICOM, Portugal express interest in closer trade ties
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Portuguese Republic have expressed interest in closer economic ties as a new envoy from the European country was welcomed to the Community. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett recently accepted the Letters of Credence of a new Portuguese Ambassador, His Excellency João Pedro de Vasconcelos Fins do Lago,…
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STATEMENT BY CARICOM’S MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
“In an effort to provide constructive solutions, we believe there is room for CARICOM Regional Institutions, sensitive to the regional and national capabilities of CARICOM Member States and capable of providing clear direction, guidance, and timely feedback to the CBD and the GEF national focal points’ organisations, particularly those with limited manpower, to plan and implement the NBSAP-related projects and be…
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CARICOM Team Holds Talks with UNFCCC Executive Secretary
The practical ways that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat can support the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in its preparations for COP 29 was a key topic when a CARICOM team held talks with the UNFCCC. The discussions on Monday 27 May, were held during the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Antigua and…
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