By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK June 30, 2026 Costly effort to overhaul supply has yet to solve the everyday struggle for reliable water On the small Caribbean island of St Lucia, a crisis is brewing. For “more than a decade”, residents have lived with an “intermittent water supply”, said The Guardian. But the most recent emergency … Continue reading High and dry: St Lucia’s battle to fix water woes
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A little more detail on the recent CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers meeting. June 26, 2026 This week, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and the Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, on behalf of the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community … Continue reading JOINT SUMMARY: 2026 CANADA-CARICOM Foreign Ministers Group Meeting
Canada and CARICOM have launched a renewed action plan under the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership. This is good to see, although including greater detail in the announcement would be useful to fully understand what is included in the new action plan. News release June 23, 2026 - Panama City, Panama - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable … Continue reading Minister Anand concludes participation in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, announces $35.3 million to support security and stability in the Americas
By:Nationnews Desk June 5, 2026 Canada says it will deploy an estimated US$97 million through the GAIA Climate Loan Fund, which is designed to provide long-term loans for climate adaptation and mitigation projects across emerging markets and developing economies. It specifically targets regions highly vulnerable to climate change, including Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small … Continue reading Canada to provide funding to Caribbean through GAIA climate loan fund
June 2, 2026 Twenty-five (25) representatives from seventeen (17) Caribbean countries and territories have strengthened regional efforts to improve early warning systems, following the successful conclusion of the Regional Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting and Warning Services (IBFWS) and the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), held from 26–29 May 2026 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. … Continue reading Caribbean Countries Advance Impact-Based Forecasting as 2026 Hurricane Season Begins
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will convene its 56th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors from June 1–5, 2026, in The Bahamas, bringing together a high-level gathering of Ministers of Finance, Governors, Central Bank officials, development partners, private-sector leaders, youth representatives, and international stakeholders. As one of the Caribbean’s premier development forums, the Meeting … Continue reading 56th Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank Board of Governors
The International Institute for Sustainable Development has a good set of briefs on the implications of the ICJ Opinion. May 21, 2026 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) provided authoritative legal guidance on states’ obligations to address climate change in 2025. Yesterday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to welcome the ICJ opinion on … Continue reading UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on the ICJ Opinion on Climate Change
May 20, 2026 “While reaching common positions from diverse national interests is complex, as we have demonstrated over the years, the ability to coordinate foreign policy positions demonstrates that the Community remains a most effective means of navigating an unpredictable global landscape. None of our small nations can effectively confront these challenges in isolation. Working … Continue reading CARICOM Secretary-General Opens 29th COFCOR Meeting with Call for Strategic Unity in Navigating Hemispheric and International Shifts
Key takeaways from the first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels The 57 countries gathered in Santa Marta will accelerate their efforts to transition away from fossil fuels by focusing on three key areas: developing comprehensive national and regional roadmaps (linked to the UNFCCC process); aligning cross-border trade policies; and addressing financial architecture, … Continue reading What Happened in Santa Marta?
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, left and Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (Ivan Valencia/The Associated Press) Meeting reflects growing frustration with failures of UN climate negotiations April 29, 2026 High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in … Continue reading Right now, 50 countries — including Canada — are talking about how to quit fossil fuels