Source: UN News © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Young Haitians are calling for peace and stability in the troubled Caribbean nation. 19 February 2025 Peace and Security In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan to support an “effective force” in Haiti as armed gangs continue to … Continue reading Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action
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Posted on January 10, 2025 McMaster University has been granted an organizational accreditation to attend The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development Conference to be held in Sevilla, Spain between 30 June-2 July 2025. This conference aims to address new and emerging issues, and the urgent need to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals, and support reform … Continue reading McMaster is granted organizational accreditation for the United Nation’s 4th International Conference on Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla, Spain
First comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states lays bare impact of the crisis and calls for action from richer countries Source: The Guardian. Omar Soloman and Keysha Hill survey the wreckage of Soloman’s shop in Old Harbour, Jamaica, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in July. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty … Continue reading Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts
Source: Eco Watch. Barbados' capital city Bridgetown on May 28, 2023. Xin Yuewei / Xinhua via Getty Images Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Published: December 3, 2024 Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change. Through a deal with international funding partners, the … Continue reading Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
For those interested in discussions at COP29 and the sometimes complex solutions being proposed to address climate change, here is a very useful explainer on the potential of carbon markets. By Mark Purdon, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) In a world coping with climate setbacks and Donald Trump’s re-election in the United States, the … Continue reading COP29: Canada needs to start a real conversation about international carbon markets
Victor Swezey, The Globe and Mail November 12, 2024 Canada is launching a US$1.48-billion climate platform as it vows to remain committed to promoting financing for the countries most vulnerable to climate change at this year’s COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The public-private partnership, called GAIA, will devote 70 per cent of its funds to climate adaptation projects, … Continue reading Canada launches $2-billion public-private finance platform for developing countries at COP29
The required target amount will surprise some November 4, 2024 The world is on the cusp of a new agreement aimed at massively scaling up financing for developing countries’ efforts to tackle climate change. Deliberations on a new collective quantified goal (NCQG) for climate finance are expected to conclude at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 set … Continue reading A new climate finance goal is on the horizon…
Marla Dukharan is a prominent Caribbean economist known for her advocacy on economic and tax justice in the region. She has been vocal about the need for a fair and transparent global tax system that does not unfairly stigmatize Caribbean nations as tax havens. Dukharan's work emphasizes the historical and contemporary realities of tax justice … Continue reading Marla Dukharan on Tax Justice for the Caribbean
Forbes, October 10, 2024 by Daphne Ewing-Chow Marla Dukharan isn’t one to shy away from hard truths. Widely regarded as the Caribbean’s leading economist, she has built a reputation for her sharp, no-nonsense assessments of the region’s most complex challenges. She sits down with me to discuss the region’s increasingly severe hurricanes and Caribbean food insecurity, … Continue reading Marla Dukharan Links Food Insecurity, Climate Change to Colonialism
A great summary piece on PM Mottley's recent UN speech by Janine Mendes-Franco, Caribbean Editor for Global Voices. 'We need a reset' Written by Janine Mendes-Franco Posted 29 September 2024 On Friday September 27, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. A gifted orator, her speeches are generally made more … Continue reading Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley lays global issues bare in a stunning speech at the UN