Climate Change
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Climate change of highest priority for CARICOM – CARICOM Secretariat Official
Climate change is a top priority for CARICOM Member States, requiring a comprehensive and multifaceted approach, according to Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat. He reiterated the Region’s position at the 2025 Wet/Hurricane Season Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum which was held in St. George’s, Grenada, 22-23 May. The Climate Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), a…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassadors advocate for youth voices in climate resilience strategy
“We are not interested in inheriting a planet in crisis wrapped in promises. We want to help manage it—now.” This was the call to action from St Kitts and Nevis CARICOM Youth Ambassador (CYA), Aquanjé Robinson, during his remarks at the opening of the Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2025, which was held in St. Kitts and Nevis from 25 –…
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49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Jamaica will host the Forty-ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 6-8 July in Montego Bay, under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness will assume the six-month chairmanship of the Community on 1 July 2025, succeeding the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley,…
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ADDRESS by the CARICOM Secretary-General | Closing Ceremony for the ACP-MEAs Programme in the Caribbean
Mr. Joan NADAL SASTRE, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Guyana; Dr. Wendell Samuel, Senior Economic Adviser to the Secretary-General and Acting Assistant Secretary-General, Economic Integration, Innovation and Development; Representatives of regional institutions Other Distinguished Guests Staff of the Secretariat Good afternoon. I am pleased to have been here for this ceremony. I welcome our distinguished guests…
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Youth at the heart of CARICOM’s sustainable development agenda
The sustainable agenda that is being pursued at the national and regional levels, is for the future of our youths, says Senator the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Clarke made the assertion during an interview with the Communications Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat in the…
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Ministers reflect on Special COTED on the environment and sustainable development
Environment and Sustainable Development Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in a special session of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Antigua and Barbuda, 30 April 2025. The Hon. Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness, Environment and Civil Service Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, chaired the one-day meeting, which deliberated on regional environmental and natural…
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CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework significant, instructional – Dr. Joyelle Clarke
Senator the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis, lauded the CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework as significant, directional, and instructional. She said the policy document connects country-level environmental objectives with the broader ambitions of the Region. The Policy Framework establishes the blueprint for cooperation within CARICOM, providing guidelines…
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Cooperate to ensure good environmental governance, sustainable development – CARICOM ASG
CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. Wendell Samuel, has called for cooperation to shape a future in which “our environment, including oceans, is not only protected, but fully leveraged for the benefit of our people and future generations.” Dr. Samuel, who heads the Economic Integration, Innovation and Development Directorate at the CARICOM Secretariat, issued the call at the launch of the CARICOM…
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Launch of CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework signals renewed commitment to advancing Caribbean sustainability, resilience – COTED Chair
Sir Molwyn Joseph, Chair of the 118th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), delivered the keynote address at the opening of the meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, 29 April 2025. Sir Molwyn chaired in his capacity as Minister of Health, Wellness, the Environment and Civil Service Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. Please read his remarks…
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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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