MINISTERIAL STATEMENT COP28 is a milestone for the climate agenda. CARICOM Environment Ministers met  in Miami on October 18th 2023 to initiate their final preparations for the annual Climate Change Conference (COP28) to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 30 November to 12 December. C...

One week after the end of COP27, it is clear that the outcomes are mixed. CARICOM looked to COP27 with the hope that it would be a turning point for global cooperation to seize the narrow window of opportunity to keep 1.5°C within reach and to support the particularly vulnerable as we confront cl...

Recalling the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Declaration on the 1.5 °C Ambition to Defend the Most Vulnerable Recalling further the regional priorities and expectations for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference aiming to consolidate global solidarity to close the gap for 1.5 °C ambition Taking note...

Financing for adaptation to climate change was a major focus of discussions between the Secretaries General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) at COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland. At their meeting on Monday, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett and her PIF co...

Statement by Hon. Carlos James Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture Mr. President; Excellencies and distinguished colleagues; I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an archipelagic Caribbean s...

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) readies itself for participation in the upcoming global Climate Change conference, COP 26,  it issued a pre-Conference Declaration this week giving notice  that the Region faces a climate emergency and demanding action. The CARICOM Declaration on Cli...

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continued its preparations for the United Nations COP 26, Heads of Government met on Tuesday with the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Mr. Yannick Glemarec. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of...

Honourable Ministers;Honourable Wendy Morton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, and Representative of the COP26 Presidency;Mr. Moderator, Dr. Colin Young Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre;Your Excellency Aubrey We...

A warm welcome to all and a sincere thank you for accepting our invitation today.  Firstly, permit me to begin by expressing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the neighbouring islands affected by the ongoing volcanic activity.  Our thoughts are...

The Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021, a global conference held on 25-26 January 2021, brought together a range of participants to highlight adaptation efforts needed to respond to the effects of a changing climate. In the opening session, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calledfor “a br...