WASHINGTON, D.C. – Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, has called for a more comprehensive international legal framework for dealing with liability for oil spills and ecological damage.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The oil and gas company, bpTT, says it has joined forces with two Trinidad and Tobago-based universities to support the first Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) mapping project here.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) Monday said that many Caribbean countries will be starting the new season “with a deficit in water resources” as the region continues to be affected by a “relatively dry” period.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has won the coveted national ENERGY GLOBE Award a third time.

LONDON – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, says while Guyana is fortunate that deforestation is very low, Commonwealth countries with an estimated 900 million hectares of forest land need to ensure policies are in place to support the livelihoods of millions of people while tackling climate change.,

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has named 12-year-old environmental advocate, Maria Marshall, as its youngest Youth Advocate in the Eastern Caribbean.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Martinique is to send a technical team to Dominica as the two islands seek to further enhance cooperation in the area of geothermal energy, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia –The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission will later this month host a webinar on geothermal energy, saying the use of the product has been an ongoing subject of research and exploration within the sub-region.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize is to benefit from a BDZ$1.6 million (One Belize dollar=US$0.49 cents) grant being made able through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as it prepares for a new program being developed by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says a persistent La Nina pattern is expected to continue during the core dry season which should drive increasing dry spells across the northwest section of the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Tuesday urged the international community to live up to its commitment in helping small island developing states (SIDS) deal with the impact of global change, even as Georgetown indicated its preparedness to help the region in that regard.

ROME, Italy – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from projects aimed at addressing land degradation, biodiversity and sustainability of marine resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced.