BELMOPAN, Belize – A senior official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that climate change could precipitate an annual fish value loss of between US$1.2 to US$2.7 billion across Latin America and the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half-year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has told an international conference that it supports all efforts to protect and preserve the seabed.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – All United Airlines and American Airlines flights into Bermuda have been cancelled as Hurricane Franklin, the first major storm for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season moves closer towards the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday.

St. George’s, GRENADA – Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Kerryne James, said tackling plastic pollution on the island should be the immediate focus of the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) which has just launched the Grenada pilot of Recycle OECS Model Project.

CARIBBEAN - The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) in collaboration with Island Innovation will host its second biennial Caribbean Conservation Finance Congress on July 27-28, 2023 under the theme “Advancing Circular Economies”.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said Latin America and the Caribbean, like the rest of the world, must embrace innovation to enhance water-related solutions for societies and economies.

NASSAU, Bahamas– The senior scientist in Climate Analytics and a senior fellow at the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre of the University of The Bahamas, Dr. Adelle Thomas, has been elected to a Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) says it is closely monitoring the outbreak of New World screwworms in Central America where Panama has declared a State of Zoosanitary Emergency and reported cases in cattle, pigs, dogs, and horses.

FLORIDA – The United States National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on August 11th updated its prediction for storms and hurricanes from “near normal” to “ above normal”.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Environment ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have approved the agenda and priorities for environmental sustainability in the sub-region for the next seven years.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has launched an eradication program for the giant African snail, an agricultural pest that spreads disease-causing parasites to humans.