While the Caribbean can expect heat waves beginning early this month, these are unlikely to match the temperatures the region experienced over the past two years.
This is according to the current Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter which provided a forecast for April -June 2025.
The Loss and Damage Fund, under its first director, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, is scheduled to meet in early April in Barbados.
The Fund is intended to provide critical support to developing countries to respond to economic and non-economic loss and damage from the impacts of climate change.
The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), joined the global community in celebrating World Meteorological Day on Sunday, 23 March 2025, united under the theme 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together'.
As the Caribbean continues to face compounded crises, this year’s observance of World Meteorological Day highlights the importance of partnerships in ensuring that everyone in our Region can access timely, reliable, and actionable early warnings.
Antigua and Barbuda on 12 March, ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).
The country joins Belize, Barbados and Saint Lucia, as the latest CARICOM Member State to ratify the agreement which is among the family of treaties governing the High Seas.
The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Immediate Past Chairman of CARICOM, on Wednesday emphasised the need for partnership to tackle climate change.
The identification of ministerial leads for negotiations around sustainable development and the environment ensures the amplification of the needs and concerns of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ms. Amrikha Singh, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat said.
Last year, in preparation for COP 29 negotiations, the Region identified Ministerial Champions to enhance its representation and coordination. The Champions for key areas of negotiation are:
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.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must remain unified and assertive in advocating for solutions that address the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDs).
As one of the intergovernmental organisation signatories to the OCM MOU, the CARICOM Secretariat, is pleased to be part of this ambitious governance arrangement to advance sustainable use and conservation of shared marine resources in the wider Caribbean.
The Region’s dedication to sustainable development and a cleaner, greener future is evident through many clean and renewable energy initiatives being undertaken across CARICOM Member States and through the work of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)