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 project aligns with Barbados’ wider goals under the CARICOM 25 by 2025 (now 25 X 2030) agenda to reduce food imports and improve youth engagement in agriculture.
CARICOM's Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, advocates for increased youth participation in regional development. The ASG engaged with youth in The Bahamas last week during several youth empowerment and capacity-building activities held in the margins of the CARICOM Youth Forum "One-Youth-One Voice" on Thursday, 20 March.
Engagement with the Uriah McPhee Primary Sailing Club
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.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for Culture, Barbados, Senator the Honourable Shantal Munro-Knight, says the country is ready to welcome the Region and the world to CARIFESTA XV from 22 to 31 August, which will be staged under the theme "Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence."
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the recent announcement by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development of Canada of $24.1 million in funding to promote social action, empowerment of women, human rights and security in the Region, including in Haiti.
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.