BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Thursday said that during the portion of the three-month Caribbean wet season, El Niño is strengthening and water around the Caribbean is steadily warming.

BELOMOPAN, Belize – Belize is hosting the 14th annual National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF) which it says remains an important mechanism for bridging climate science and policy, fostering dialogue among stakeholders, and promoting the use of climate services as a cornerstone of sustainable development and disaster risk reduction in the country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has launched the country’s first-ever National Drainage and Irrigation Strategy, which it said is designed to modernise the water management systems, strengthen climate resilience, and support national development.

Kingston, Jamaica – Four years after its launch and with nearly six million kilogrammes of waste prevented from entering Kingston Harbour, the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project (KHCP) is delivering measurable results and demonstrating the power of partnership in addressing one of Jamaica’s most pressing environmental challenges – solid waste pollution in the marine environment.

Airbnb.org, an independent nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing in times of crisis, signed an agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to accelerate access to temporary housing for people displaced by disasters across CDEMA’s 20 Caribbean member countries.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it has earned US$353 million from the sale of carbon credits since becoming the world’s first country to receive jurisdictional-scale forest carbon credits, generating financing for national development and climate action under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Security officials from across the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe Friday initiated plans to establish a specialised police network to track and dismantle transnational environmental crime organisations operating in the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US $2.1 million readiness grant to boost Jamaica’s ability to access climate finance and build resilience to a changing climate.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua — Antigua and Barbuda could benefit from Japanese technical assistance to develop a facility that converts sargassum seaweed into commercially viable products, following discussions held during Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith Jr.’s recent visit to Japan. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has pledged a humanitarian contribution of US$150,000 to assist Venezuela’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American country this week.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)  says it is launched a new initiative designed to help the region assess how renewable energy resources, electricity demand, interconnection opportunities and investment pathways can be brought together into a viable regional roadmap.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Buildings in Jamaica will be required to withstand Category Five hurricane conditions under a revised Building Code that is set to be rolled out during the current financial year.