November 18, 2022 Costa Rica has been a pioneer in greening its economy, and its efforts to fight climate change and restore ecosystems have earned the country international recognition. But…
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CLIMATE RESILIENT FUNDING WORKS WHEN TIED TO MULTIPRONG PROJECTS.
European Investment Bank and CDB meet up at COP 27. By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagpls.com Monday 15, November, 2022. Seven of the top water scarce countries reside in the Caribbean, with…
RACQUEL MOSES: CARIBBEAN, THE NEXT ENERGY NEXUS.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan Tuesday November 15, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com One year after becoming the UNFCCC Global Ambassador, CEO of Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, Racquel Moses got together with other game changers at…
Residents in Grand Bahama and Abaco told to EVACUATE from Hurricane Nicole
November 8, 2022 The Bahamas Department of Meteorology advised residents to pay close attention to a developing system near the southeast Bahamas that could strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday.…
Category 1 Hurricane Lisa hits Belize now on to Mexico
By: Staff Writer November 4, 2022 The tropical Atlantic remains unusually busy for November, with forecasters monitoring multiple systems at a time when activity is usually tamping down. Hurricane Lisa…
Urgent and accelerated implementation needed to curb emissions and ensure climate justice
November 1, 2022 As we look to the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt in November, the Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance is calling for urgent and accelerated implementation to tackle…
Energyear Caribe 2022: Sungrow Presents Latest Innovations for the Caribbean Decarbonization
October 25, 2022 – Recently, Energyear Caribe convened for its third time in the Dominican Republic. Sungrow, the summit’s dedicated sponsor, shared insights on technical innovations applied to PV plants, offering…
Caribbean Stone Crabs are not like Alaskan snow crabs- Not in jeopardy!
By: Staff Writer October 21, 2022 A Bahamian based fisheries researcher shares his experience working on stone crab conservation and how Caribbean stone crabs at large are not at risk,…
JAMAICA IS MAIN STREAMING CLIMATE RESILIENCE
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 How Jamaica’s government is currently tying in its developmental plans with being climate resilient was the focus of a discussion between its Senator…
Weather events are seven times higher in the Caribbean
By: Staff Writer October 14, 2022 The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank said that the Caribbean is at the “frontline” of the climate crisis and not only are…
Julia turns deadly, unleashes flooding rain in Central America
October 11, 2022 Officials in Central America blamed more than two dozen deaths on the storm’s hazardous impacts, which included devastating flooding and mudslides. The death toll from Hurricane Julia…
TROPICAL WAVE WITH STORM FORCE WINDS BATTERS T&T
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 7, 2022 In what was categorized by the National Hurricane Centre to be a Tropical Wave and Depression, Invest 91L came from the Atlantic on…