Professional development opportunities: Galilee International Management Institute
The Galilee International Management Institute is inviting applications for a number of professional development courses: The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS), through the Department of Human Development, Education and Employment, and its partner, Galilee International Management Institute, Israel (GIMI), signed a cooperation agreement to establish a …
Dutch Prime Minister escorts Lesser Antillean iguanas to their new home in the Netherlands
Four endangered iguanas got first-class treatment on a trip from St. Eustatius to the Rotterdam Blijdorp Zoo: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had some unlikely companions flying home Tuesday from the Caribbean — four lesser Antillean iguanas carrying the hopes of their endangered species with them. And because the politician’s …
Event: 19th Annual Willam G. Demas Memorial Lecture – From Social Resilience to Survivor-Led Reconstruction
At the Caribbean Development Bank’s 2018 Board of Governors’ Meeting, Professor Mark Pelling will speak on the topic “From Social Resilience to Survivor-Led Reconstruction”: The social impact of natural disasters will come into focus when Professor Mark Pelling of King’s College London delivers the 19th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture …
Webinar: The impact of land-based pollution on coral reefs
On May 24, the United Nations Environment Programme will be presenting a webinar on The Impact of land-based pollution on coral reefs: focus on nutrients, plastics, and wastewater: Over time, our oceans have increasingly become dumping grounds for different types of waste, including sewage, industrial waste, chemicals, plastics andlitter. An estimated 80% …
Jamaica to ban single-use plastic bags “soon”
The government of Jamaica intends to impose a ban on single-use plastic bags: Jamaicans will soon be banned from packing groceries and other goods in single-use plastic bags. Speaking in the sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and …
Innovative community-based solutions for the sargassum problem in Saint Lucia
From the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a story about an innovative approach to dealing with the sargassum blooms in Saint Lucia: On the east coast of Saint Lucia, a local youth by the name of Johanan Dujon noticed how the piles of seaweed were causing trouble for the local fishermen …
Coral reef early warning systems deployed in the Eastern Caribbean
As part of a Climate Change Adaptation Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development, coral reef early warning systems (CREWS) are being deployed in the waters of Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and other countries of the eastern Caribbean: Access to local marine data has always …