Climate Change
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CDB Approves EU-Backed Grant to Strengthen CDEMA
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a technical assistance grant of USD346,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to support a comprehensive institutional assessment aimed at strengthening the Agency’s ability to support Caribbean countries before, during and after disasters. CDEMA is the CARICOM agency that coordinates disaster risk management across the region. Through this support, CDEMA will hire specialist consultants to…
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COMMUNIQUÉ | 124th Special Meeting of COTED on Environment and Sustainable Development | 26-27 March 2026
The One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development convened in Georgetown, Guyana, from 26-27 March 2026. The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management of Belize. The COTED was attended by the Honourable Santia Bradshaw, Deputy…
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CARICOM’s leadership on climate, the ocean and biodiversity in special focus this week
Several events centred on CARICOM’s leadership on climate, the ocean and biodiversity will be convened this week by the CARICOM Secretariat in partnership with the Government of Guyana, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UKFCDO) and the German Agency for International Cooperation(GIZ). The events include a special meeting of Ministers of…
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Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet: Voices from CARICOM at UNEA-7
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States at the High-Level Segment of the Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Kenya, made compelling interventions highlighting the urgency of action, the unique vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and the need for equitable global partnerships. The UNEA-7, held under the theme ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet,’ brought…
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CCCCC strengthens Caribbean loss and damage response
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has been approved for membership in the Santiago Network, which recognises the CCCCC’s demonstrated capacity to deliver coordinated, high-quality technical assistance to CARICOM Member States to avert, minimise, and address loss and damage arising from the adverse impacts of climate change. The Santiago Network, established in December 2019 under the United Nations Framework Convention on…
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Experts Warn Action is Needed for Caribbean Food Systems to Weather Climate Change
Caribbean agriculture faces an existential crisis as increasingly intense climate events devastate farming communities across the region, experts and development leaders warned at a critical side event during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which was held 10 – 21 November 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) convened panel discussion, “Agriculture and Food Security in the Caribbean:…
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CARICOM-UNDP High-Level Talks Advance Public Health Approach to Crime in the Caribbean
Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Ms Elizabeth Solomon CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, addressed the CARICOM–UNDP High-Level Meeting on Addressing Crime and Violence as a Regional Challenge: Integrating Health, Justice, and Social Policy. In her remarks, Solomon underscored the urgent need for a coordinated regional response to violent crime, which she described as a…
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CDF Approves US$500,000 in Emergency Relief Funding for Jamaica Following Hurricane Melissa
The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has approved US$500,000 in emergency relief financing to support the Government of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. This decision was approved by the CDF Board of Directors on 19 November 2025, under the CDF’s Emergency Disaster Assistance Facility (EDAF). This allocation is in addition to a US$300,000 grant previously provided by the CDF…
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Regional Trade and Resilience Key amid Climate Shocks, Says CARICOM Secretary-General
“The experience leaves us in no doubt about the urgency of addressing the existential threats posed by climate change and the need to redouble our efforts to build resilience and foster sustainable development across our Region,” Dr Barnett stated. “Strengthening our trade and economic performance is a critical part of this, and COTED must continue to play its important role…
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CARICOM Leaders Stand in Solidarity with Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
In a powerful demonstration of unity and regional solidarity, CARICOM Heads of Government from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, and Guyana; CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett and leaders from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Jamaica today, 17 November to witness firsthand the devastation caused by Hurricane…
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