UNITED NATIONS – St. Lucia has signed the agreement on 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.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and its environmental arm, the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) to jointly promote the conservation, protection and management of biodiversity and natural resources in the Caribbean. This collaboration is crucial as the tourism industry relies heavily on a healthy natural environment.
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says water utilities in the Caribbean will now be able to access parametric insurance coverage to financially protect them against extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tropical storms, and excess rainfall events.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Residents in Bermuda were keeping an eye on the passage of Hurricane Lee, the large and powerful storm that is expected to pass west of the island on Friday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will spend an estimated US$209 million to implement the Northwestern Parishes Reliability and Service Improvement Project that is intended to address water concerns and challenges in the island’s northwestern parishes resulting from, among other factors, rapidly deteriorating archaic pipelines.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The new Caribbean Climate Investment Program to advance climate change goals by unlocking the potential of the private sector was launched here on Tuesday amidst concerns that the world is still in a peril as a result of climate change.
UNITED NATIONS – A United Nations-appointed human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to increase assistance to The Bahamas and other Small Island States that face elevated threats from natural disasters resulting from climate change.
BELMOPAN, Belize – A senior official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that climate change could precipitate an annual fish value loss of between US$1.2 to US$2.7 billion across Latin America and the Caribbean.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – All United Airlines and American Airlines flights into Bermuda have been cancelled as Hurricane Franklin, the first major storm for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season moves closer towards the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said Latin America and the Caribbean, like the rest of the world, must embrace innovation to enhance water-related solutions for societies and economies.
FLORIDA – The United States National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on August 11th updated its prediction for storms and hurricanes from “near normal” to “ above normal”.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half-year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services.
St. George’s, GRENADA – Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Kerryne James, said tackling plastic pollution on the island should be the immediate focus of the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) which has just launched the Grenada pilot of Recycle OECS Model Project.
