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Jul 3, 2023
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Jun 27, 2023
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Jun 19, 2023
Joint EU-WMO report warns Europe’s 2022 summer heat record n...
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Jun 13, 2023
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WORLD
Dec 14, 2023
Despite COP28 deal on fossil fuels, 1.5C goal likely out of reach
Reading Time: 4 minutes DUBAI (Reuters): A deal for the world to transition away from fossil fuels was hailed as a historic achievement on Wednesday at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, but there’s…
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WORLD
Jul 3, 2023
World hits record land, sea temperatures as climate change fuels 2023 extremes
Reading Time: 4 minutes SINGAPORE (Reuters) The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious…
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CARIB
Jun 27, 2023
Caribbean, Central American countries call for int’l support to ‘prioritise provision of funds and resources’ in addressing climate change issues
Reading Time: 2 minutes At least 20 countries from Central America and the Caribbean are calling on the international financial and development institutions “to prioritise the provision of funds and resources” to support the…
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EUR
Jun 19, 2023
Joint EU-WMO report warns Europe’s 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’
Reading Time: 2 minutes GENEVA (Reuters) Europe’s summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and European Union (EU) scientists confirmed,…
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CARIB
Jun 13, 2023
With ‘notably warmer conditions’, Caribbean region currently under coral bleaching watch or warning
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) has said that with El Niño conditions expected this year, the coral bleaching outlook for the Caribbean is not positive. In…
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JAM
May 27, 2023
Hydrological drought identified in eastern Jamaica
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the first time in eight years, some parts of eastern Jamaica are experiencing a hydrological drought that has resulted in low water levels in rivers, streams, and reservoirs. Matthew…
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May 21, 2023
Caribbean be warned: El Niño looking more likely
Reading Time: 4 minutes By most indications, it is increasingly likely that an El Niño will emerge in the next few months. What is El Niño? El Niño is the term used to refer…
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JAM
May 17, 2023
UK’s candidate for IPCC chair visits Jamaica
Reading Time: 3 minutes Professor Jim Skea, the UK’s candidate for chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is in Jamaica this week. The IPCC is the United Nations (UN) body responsible…
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JAM
May 16, 2023
JSIF accredited by Green Climate Fund
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is now an accredited agency by the Green Climate Fund. As an accredited agency, JSIF can now access up to US$50 million for climate…
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JAM
May 16, 2023
More financing needs to be made available to SIDS for adaptation, says PM
Reading Time: 5 minutes Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has said, in real ways, Jamaica understands the impact of climate change and that more financing needs to be made available to developing countries,…
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HTI
May 16, 2023
Current situation in Haiti ‘reflects a threat to the security’ to Caribbean region and further afield, says UN Sec-Gen
Reading Time: 4 minutes United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the the international community “to understand that an effective solidarity with Haiti is not only a matter of generosity, it’s essentially a…
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JAM
May 15, 2023
UN Secretary-General urges swift action on Loss and Damage Fund
Reading Time: 2 minutes United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres is appealing to the member of states to act swiftly to enact the Loss and Damage Fund that seeks to assist countries impacted by…