Climate Change

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …