About OverviewJoin George Brown Polytechnic, in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), for a two-day symposium.Tourism in Canada and the Caribbean is under pressure; from climate volatility, workforce shortages, supply chain disruption, and accelerating environmental risk. What does a resilient, sustainable future look like, and how do we build it together?Join the Global Tourism … Continue reading Canadian-Caribbean Tourism Resilience Symposium
Category: Small Island Developing States
By Jamie Hailstone, Contributor. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are being systematically locked out of climate finance, because the global financing system deems them too small and too fragmented to fund, according to a new analysis. A new report by the ocean research initiative Back to Blue, … Continue reading Small Island States Locked Out Of Climate Finance, Study Finds
Caribbean is well represented. New York, 27 January 2026 — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 15 leading experts to the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term. The Panel will play a key role in strengthening the MVI as an evidence-based tool for assessing the structural vulnerabilities … Continue reading UN announces new Expert Advisory Panel to advance efforts in quantifying countries’ multidimensional vulnerabilities
$150M US ‘catastrophe bond’ issued last year headed to full payout, will provide Jamaica immediate help A detailed look at a financing instrument that offers potential to help the Caribbean and others when disaster strikes. by Inayat Singh Inayat Singh covers the environment and climate change at CBC News. He is based in Toronto and … Continue reading How Jamaica took out an insurance policy for itself, and why it’s about to pay off after Hurricane Melissa
Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen to a hurricane in the coming days. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean. By Yale Climate Connections, Jeff Masters, Bob Henson A Hurricane Watch is … Continue reading Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean’s most flood-vulnerable places at risk
October 23, 2025 Jamaica is among eight Caribbean countries to join a Gender Smart Facility led by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and Global Affairs Canada to transform how climate finance reaches women and vulnerable communities. Unlike traditional climate funding, this CA$4 million ($458 million) initiative embeds gender analysis at every stage of project development … Continue reading Jamaica joins regional effort to support women in climate projects
Authors Cara Schulte, rapporteur for the Caribbean Court of Justice at the Sabin Center for Climate Law’s global peer review network on climate litigation; doctoral candidate, University of California, Berkeley, and researcher at Climate Rights International. Cristian Heredia Ligorria, regional rapporteur for the Caribbean and other regions at the Sabin Center for Climate Law’s global peer review network on … Continue reading How Caribbean states are shifting climate legislation
© UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Secretaries-General Rebeca Grynspan (right) and Carla Barnett (left) met in New York during the high-level week of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. 25 September 2025 Home to many small island developing states, economic resilience is just an option but a necessity for the Caribbean towards long-term … Continue reading UNCTAD and CARICOM sign first cooperation agreement to support Caribbean resilience
Grenadian-born former Canadian Member of Parliament Jean Augustine in discussion with Grenadian PM Dickon Mitchell. At centre is Toronto Metroplitan University Chancellor Donette Chin-Loy Chang (Photo by Ron Fanfair) August 25, 2025 by Ron Fanfair Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have a strong partnership, grounded in shared economic interests, common values and strong people-to-people ties. Since … Continue reading Grenada seeking partnerships to enhance resilience and sustainable development
July 25, 2025 Authors: Matto Mildenberge, Sara M. Constantino, Paasha Mahdavi and Ingmar Sturm Summary The success of climate adaptation and resilience efforts in vulnerable regions will be shaped by public awareness and acceptance of proposed solutions. Yet for publics in small-island states and territories, who represent some of the world’s most climate-exposed populations, there … Continue reading How publics in small-island states view climate change and international responses to it