Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds Barbados Today09/01/20230156 views SOURCE: The Guardian – The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer, once the most feared environmental peril facing humanity, is set to be completely healed over most of the world… Read more
International Body agrees to hearing on Climate Change Damage Barbados Today18/12/20220500 views Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has announced that the effort by a group of small island states to seek justice for damage, caused by the impact of Climate… Read more
Climate compensation fund approved at UN summit, other issues up in air Barbados Today19/11/20220265 views SOURCE: AP — Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon… Read more
Climate woes bad and getting worse faster – UN weather report Barbados Today06/11/20220327 views SOURCE: AP — Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster than before, the World Meteorological Organization warned Sunday in a sombre note as world… Read more
Join the climate change fight, youth told Anesta Henry09/07/20220428 views Minister with responsibility for culture in the Prime Minister’s Office Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight is calling on the youth to not only speak out about the climate change crisis, but… Read more
Caribbean, a laboratory for climate change, says WFP Sandy Deane08/12/20190606 views UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) has described Latin America and the Caribbean as “a laboratory for climate action,” as world leaders gather in Madrid, Spain… Read more
Climate change ‘consensus’ as environment ministers meet Barbados Today08/11/20190418 views Urgent action to protect those most vulnerable to climate change is among consensus priorities of Caribbean and Latin American ministers for the environment who met here yesterday, Minister Trevor Prescod… Read more
Two high-level meetings in Barbados next week Barbados Today02/11/20190382 views Two significant high-level meetings which have attracted local, regional and international officials will be held in Barbados early next week. An Insurance Colloquium will be held on Tuesday, November 5,… Read more
Meeting planned to discuss climate finance, support mechanisms for agriculture sector Desmond Brown19/10/20190499 views About 40 international experts will meet in Bridgetown for a regional workshop to discuss and identify key priorities to increase investment to support climate action for agriculture, particularly smallholder agriculture… Read more
Maritime Affairs Minister talks climate change with New Zealand Barbados Today29/09/20190511 views New Zealand High Commissioner to Barbados, Anton Ojala, met recently with Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, following Minister Humphrey’s visit to New Zealand for talks on climate… Read more