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
Category: Small Island Developing States
A good, short read from Barbados Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mia Mottley and Wale Edun, Nigerian Finance Minister and Chair of the African Governors Forum at the World Bank. Jun 21, 2024 MIA AMOR MOTTLEY and WALE EDUN Since the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, geopolitical tensions have dominated the global agenda, hindering collective … Continue reading What Climate-Vulnerable Developing Countries Need Right Now
Source: Gov't of Canada June 11, 2024 When representatives of some 28 countries gather in Ottawa from June 17 to 20 for the 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), it will mark another milestone in Canada’s long history with the Caribbean and with the key regional financial … Continue reading Flagship Ottawa meeting brings focus on sustainable development challenges, opportunities in the Caribbean
At the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) represented the region with over 25 leaders and academics participating. Showcasing the regional university as a leading global authority on SIDS, the interdisciplinary experts played a pivotal role, contributing to critical dialogues and solution-driven strategies … Continue reading UWI Experts share Takeaways from SIDS4
UN News/Matt Wells Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (second left) at the closing of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda. 30 May 2024 UN News Economic Development The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the beginning of a new … Continue reading SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’
With the 4th Conference of Small Island Developing States (SIDS0 now in full swing Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda engaged in a dialogue that focussed quite directly on the need for changes to the international financing of … Continue reading Conversation on the Call to Action and “Bridgetown 3.0”
May 27, 2024 UWI News A contingent of over two dozen academics and leaders from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will participate in the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda from May 27 to 30, 2024. The Conference, will convene under the theme ‘Charting the Course Toward … Continue reading UWI Experts Advocate for the Caribbean Region at Upcoming SIDS4 Conference
Caribbean countries are on the front line of so much of what is happening to our world today. Climate change, sea level rise, the need for better resilience in infrastructures and economies, capped by the human and financial needs that this entails, are requiring significant changes in the status quo. The 4th International Conference on … Continue reading UN Brief on coming week’s International Conference on Small Island Developing States
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
The Secretary General of CARICOM recently delivered a speech which is a very useful summary of CARICOM priorities. Well worth a read. April 30, 2024 ... Ladies and Gentlemen,The Caribbean Community has, as its organising principle, the need, desire and logic of our Member States combining their human, economic and natural resources to find common … Continue reading Address by Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the University of Guyana’s Special Issue of the Roundtable Journal on CARICOM at 50