Environment & Sustainable Development
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Belize Celebrates Historic Ratification of Ocean Biodiversity Agreement
Belize has made history by being the first Caribbean nation to officially ratify the groundbreaking ocean biodiversity agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJAgreement). The global commitment to safeguard 30 percent of the ocean by 2030 hinges greatly on…
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Climate Change is a numbers game that we must understand- Environment Minister, The Bahamas
“Climate Change is a numbers game, and we have to understand what the numbers mean and what they mean for our future,” said the Hon. Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of The Bahamas.He was at the time delivering remarks at the opening of a capacity-building workshop for environment and Climate Change statistics and indicators on 12…
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World Meteorological Day 2024: Caribbean Meteorological Organization on Frontline of Climate Action
World Meteorological Day 2024 serves as a timely reminder that, through early warnings, adaptation, and an unwavering commitment to climate action, a safer and more sustainable future can be assured for the Caribbean. – Caribbean Meteorological Organization The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) joins the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the global community in celebrating World Meteorological Day 2024, united under…
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The United States announces new projects to support Climate Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean
In Georgetown, Guyana at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United States highlighted more than $43 million in USAID funding, including $15.8 million in previously unannounced funding to address climate and biodiversity threats in the Caribbean. The announcement was made by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who led…
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CARICOM Ministerial Statement on the Global Stocktake (GST) Ahead of COP 28
The Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcome the First Global Stocktake, as a vital opportunity for a universal push this decade to keep global warming below 1.5°C. There is mounting irrefutable evidence that the world is in uncharted territory and that there is but a narrowing window of opportunity to secure a livable planet…
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Six Heads of Government on sub-committee to define regional approach to COP28
Heads of Government of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Suriname and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are on a sub-committee that has been established to chart the regional approach to COP28. Heads of Government set up the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee during the just-concluded 45th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Given the critical…
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CARICOM’s rich biodiversity remains answer to several sustainable development challenges
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity. Please read below a CARICOM Secretariat message to mark the occasion: The Caribbean Community Secretariat joins the regional and international community in celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity. This year’s global celebrations bring a renewed sense of hope with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the 15th Conference of…
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Global temperatures set to reach new records in next five years
(World Meteorological Organisation Press Release) – Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is a 66% likelihood that the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be more…
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UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
Photos View Photo Galleries UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) 7-19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, governments from around the world came together to agree on a new set of goals to guide global action through 2030 to halt and reverse nature loss. Nature is critical to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Adoption of a bold global biodiversity framework that…
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Amb. Tross to represent CARICOM at COP15 High Level Event
High Commissioner of Saint Kitts and Nevis to Canada, Ambassador Sherry Tross, will Sunday represent the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at a European Union/Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States/United Nations Environment Programme High Level Event at COP15. The fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15) is now underway on Montreal, Canada. The High…
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