Barbados urges more funding for climate resilience Barbados Today05/04/20250322 views Climate resiliency and funding for loss and damage were key topics during a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds and Ibrahim Cheikh Diong, Executive Director… Read more
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit Barbados Today12/03/202501K views A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It… Read more
Roofs to Reefs programme advances climate resilience efforts Shamar Blunt08/03/202501.3K views In a push to fortify Barbados against the escalating threats of climate change, the Roofs to Reefs Programme is intensifying its efforts to secure vital funding for vulnerable communities, aiming… Read more
Forget begging rich nations: Caribbean countries should act to save themselves Aguinaldo Belgrave05/01/202501.3K views It has long been evident that the world’s richest nations, especially those responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, care little about the existential threats faced by… Read more
Youth urged to keep pushing for climate justice Shamar Blunt27/11/20240973 views Young people have been urged to remain steadfast in climate justice advocacy and continue to push for a fairer deal for small island developing states. The encouragement came from Minister… Read more
PM proposes US$690 billion climate fund plan, warns of catastrophe Emmanuel Joseph13/11/202401.9K views Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday called for new global levies that could raise up to US$690 billion annually to tackle the climate crisis, as she outlined a seven-point action… Read more
Barbados to benefit from CDB, EIB partnership to boost climate resilience Barbados Today25/10/202401.3K views Barbados will be able to tap into a €100 million (BDS$218.8 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for projects that secure clean water supply, improve collection and treatment… Read more
Maria’s journey to the UN Barbados Today18/10/202401.4K views In 2021, at the age of 12 years, Barbadian Maria Marshall became UNICEF’s youngest Youth Advocate. The now 14-year-old Harrison College student recently attended the UNICEF Youth Advocates Mobilisation Lab… Read more
PM scores another award for climate efforts Barbados Today27/09/202401.4K views Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s “tireless efforts in promoting climate finance” have earned her the First Class Order of Zayed II, alongside other prominent international figures. The UAE’s Deputy Prime… Read more
Solutions to climate crisis must come from region – Blackman Barbados Today12/09/20240810 views An appeal has been made for solutions to the climate crisis to come from those in the region who are on the front line of the crisis. The call… Read more