Caribbean water specialists meet to develop a regional water sector strategy
At a recent meeting in Barbados, representatives from several Caribbean water ministries and organizations met to discuss development of a regional strategic plan for the water sector: The plan will propose possible solutions for the challenges facing the industry in the Caribbean, and will be presented at the 8th World …
Battered Caribbean Islands Come Together to Welcome Birds Back
BirdsCaribbean Media Release — The fall of 2017 was hard for the Caribbean. Hurricanes beat on our islands, destroying homes, toppling trees and darkening cities. The storms hurt both people and nature, damaging forests, wetlands, and the animals that live in them. Despite these tests, bird fans across the region …
Striking images illustrate Caribbean impacts of sea level rise
Via Climate Central, a series of science-based illustrations that demonstrate the impact that rising sea levels, resulting from climate change, could have on Caribbean cities: According to Climate Central: The first image in each pair … shows projections of post-2100 sea level rise that could be locked in following 4°C …
Event: 35th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will be holding its 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from March 5 to 8, 2018. The Conference will focus on eradicating hunger, overweight, and obesity; putting an end to rural poverty; promoting …
Barbadian economist urges greater uptake of renewable energy technologies
Barbadian economist Dr. DeLisle Worrell believes that the Caribbean has been too slow in taking advantage of the renewable energy sector: Delivering the inaugural Confucius lecture at the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination on Wednesday night, former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr DeLisle Worrell pointed out …
Briefing paper on ‘building back better’ in the Caribbean
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) recently published a briefing paper titled ‘Building back better’: a resilient Caribbean after the 2017 hurricanes: There is no ‘quick fix’ for building resilience in the Caribbean, but disasters do provide a space for reflection, as well as an opportunity for policies and investments that …
IICA Director General charts the course for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
The new Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Manuel Otero, has laid out his vision for the future of agriculture in the region: We must broaden the limited perception of agriculture as a mere supplier of raw materials for global value chains. Instead, we …