By: Staff Writer February 10, 2023 A United Kingdom policy development chief says that the way to protect the Caribbean against harmful climatic events is through building fiscal, physical and…
Category: ENVIRONMENT
Earthquakes happen all the time in the Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer January 17, 2023 Director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWISRC) Dr Euroscilla Joseph said that the Caribbean has had several earthquakes measuring…
Caribbean Region to have slower than usual decrease in rainfall over the next three months
January 13, 2023 The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Wednesday said with the “likely” exception of The Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Cuba, the next three months is forecast to feature a slower…
CANARI and FAO Fight Back Against the Ongoing Threats to Caribbean Forests
December 13, 2022 This Wednesday, December 14th 2022 at 2:15 p.m. AST, the Caribbean Strategy for Climate-Resilient Forests and Rural Livelihoods (CSCRFRL) developed by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)…
The effects of climate change can deepen existing gender inequalities
December 2, 2022 Climate change has direct impacts on natural resources that are essential for daily life such as water, fishery resources, the availability of energy sources, and biodiversity. The…
OECS Commission applauds MOU signed at COP27 that sees global risk pools join forces to raise visibility and influence
November 29, 2022 The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States applauds the ground-breaking MOU signed at COP 27 between African Risk Capacity Limited, The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance…
CCSA HIGHLIGHTS WINS AND LOSSES FOLLOWING COP27
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan November 22, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator (CCSA) is choosing to view this year’s Conference of the Parties, (COP 27) as having some wins for…
Experts Make Recommendations on Framework to Help Caribbean Access and Use Needed Climate Financing
November 22, 2022 If Caribbean countries are to survive the impacts of climate change, then finding ways to make the money match their needs will be of paramount importance. “It…
OECS NEED MORE FINANCING FOR BLUE ECONOMY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan November 18, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The world needs to move beyond the rhetoric and actively create solutions for countries suffering at the hands of climate change. It’s the…