Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick) Source: CBC website The Canadian Broadcasting Company program, As It Happens, interviewed Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Hurrican Beryl. … Continue reading Destruction from Hurricane Beryl a result of climate inaction, says PM of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Category: Climate Justice
Source: Weather Channel June 30 (Reuters) - The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The first hurricane of the 2024 season was located about … Continue reading Hurricane Beryl…underscores what SIDS are facing
This story about a Canadian approach to an environmental justice law is quite interesting to consider in the context of international efforts to advance climate justice for the Caribbean and other nations. Bill C-226 requires that the Minister of the Environment develop a national strategy both to protect marginalized communities from environmental racism and to … Continue reading Bill developed and championed by HOPE Chair in Peace and Health Ingrid Waldron to become Canada’s first environmental justice law
CARICOM countries have alot at stake in the Small Island Developing States agenda. https://youtu.be/fBS9BGaa6QA Source: UN DESA 20 May 2024 - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face major challenges—climate change, geographic remoteness, a narrow export base—that make them vulnerable to external economic, environmental, and social shocks. But they also have innovative solutions, dynamic populations, and … Continue reading Small islands ready for global spotlight and accelerated action at Antigua and Barbuda conference
Some scientists in the region said many of the effects seen today weren’t expected until the second half of the century. By Bob Berwyn May 11, 2024 Extreme climate shocks, intensified by global warming, killed hundreds of people and devastated livelihoods and ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, scientists with the World Meteorological Organization said … Continue reading Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs
Despite some technical issues on the day, we can now share the recording of this Panel Discussion on Canada and the Caribbean and COP 28. Watch the video of the discussion here.
Previously postponed due to a tropical storm in Jamaica, the Panel Discussion "Should we COP out? COP 27/28 Canada and Caribbean Perspectives" has now been rescheduled. Tune in Wednesday November 22nd (9 am Eastern Standard Time/10 am Atlantic Standard Time) This event will be steamed live on UWITv. To join the discussion, please visit the … Continue reading Panel Discussion on COP 28 rescheduled
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 … Continue reading November 14, 2023… CARICOM MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE (GST) AHEAD OF COP 28
REGISTER NOW...The Canada-Caribbean Institute will soon be holding a Forum, on November 17th, 2023 10:00am AST, to explore how beneficial the COP process has been to building resilience of communities the impacts of climate change. This Forum is organised by The University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD), … Continue reading Should we COP Out? COP 27/COP28 Canada and Caribbean Perpectives
The Fifth Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage concluded on Sunday (5 November) with agreement on a list of recommendations for implementing funds, which will be taken forward at COP28. There have been a number of reactions to the agreement. Prime Minister Mottley has … Continue reading Nov 5, 2023… PM Mottley congratulates UNFCCC’s transition committee for reaching agreement on Climate Loss and Damage Fund