The South-South Cooperation between Pacific and Caribbean Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management strengthens the safety and resilience to natural disasters in both regions: Two top Caribbean experts have arrived in Kiribati for a study visit to view the climate challenges facing atoll countries and some of the [...]
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IDB expands Emerging Sustainable Cities Initiative to more Caribbean countries
The Inter-American Development Bank Sustainable Emerging Cities Initiative aims to promote sustainable urbanization in the Caribbean.
Sargassum seaweed washing up on beaches in Barbados again
The Barbados Nation News is reporting that masses of sargassum seaweed are once again turning up on the island’s beaches: It’s back! The dreaded sargassum seaweed, also known as sea sawdust, has started to make its way to beaches on the south coast again. Seabathers who went to Long Beach, Christ Church, expecting to enjoy [...]
A call for Barbados to be more conservation-minded when it comes to water
Sobering news in the aftermath of World Water Day 2012: Barbados, one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, is reportedly losing large quantities of water to leakage and wastage: Home Environment/Energy Water Situation in Barbados Threatens to Derail Island’s Green Economy Thrust Water Situation in Barbados Threatens to Derail Island’s Green Economy Thrust [...]
CARICOM botanical garden to be planted in Barbados
There are plans to establish a ‘Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Garden’ in Barbados, featuring all the designated national trees of CARICOM member countries: CARICOM-member countries will soon have their national trees represented in a CARICOM Garden. The garden will be located in the National Botanical Gardens at Waterford, St. Michael. Minister of Environment and Drainage, Dr. [...]
The challenges and successes of greening a Caribbean regatta
Sailors for the Sea reports on what the organizers of the recently held St. Maarten Heineken Regatta have been doing to make the Regatta cleaner and greener: [T]he best part of [the event] for us at Sailors for the Sea has been watching the regatta step up their Clean Regattas certification to the Silver level [...]
