The Caribbean Community is placing priority on adequate and accessible climate financing, and on ensuring the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are considered in international funding negotiations.

Climate financing for SIDS - to the tune of $1.3 trillion - is necessary to help achieve the goal of reducing global temperature to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels. SIDS, including those in CARICOM, require a fraction of this amount for the very survival of the Region.

To achieve the 1.5℃ goal, requires ambition, innovation, adequate financing, and political commitment, Amrikha Singh, Progamme Manager, Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, said during an interview.

Ms. Singh made the comments during an interview ahead of the 48th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, where she alluded to the 30th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which will be held in Belem, Brazil, later this year.