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Apr 11, 2022
Below-normal rainfall expected for Jamaica during April–June qua...
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Apr 8, 2022
Holness launches finance strategy for climate action
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Apr 7, 2022
Brace yourselves: Seventh-consecutive above-average hurricane seas...
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Apr 6, 2022
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CARIB
Apr 18, 2022
Caribbean facing severe, irreversible climate impact, UWI study group warns
Caribbean islands are being warned of severe and, in some cases, irreversible effects the region is expected to face over the next two decades if global warming even temporarily exceeds…
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JM
Apr 11, 2022
Below-normal rainfall expected for Jamaica during April–June quarter
The latest seasonal climate outlook for Jamaica is pointing to the strong possibility of a below-normal rainfall for the April to June quarter this year. This is the assessment of…
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JM
Apr 8, 2022
Holness launches finance strategy for climate action
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday (April 6) launched the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership’s new Finance Strategy, which is aimed at mobilising urgent funding for climate action. The event…
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NORAM
Apr 7, 2022
Brace yourselves: Seventh-consecutive above-average hurricane season predicted for 2022
Slowly but surely, the effects of climate change are being increasingly felt, as forecasts for the upcoming 2022 Hurricane Season again paint the expectation for another above-average cycle for the…
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LATAM
Apr 6, 2022
IDB financed a record US$4.5 billion in climate change-related activities
IDB launches 2021 Sustainability Report focused on integrated climate action Last year, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) financed a record US$4.5 billion in activities related to climate change, according to…
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MEX
Feb 23, 2022
Mexico’s gas flaring soars, igniting fears for its climate goals
PROCESADOR DE GAS CACTUS, Mexico (Reuters) It never gets completely dark in Colonia El Carmen, home to Mexico’s largest natural gas processing center, in the poor southern state of Chiapas….
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CARIB
Feb 14, 2022
Five UWI scientists among experts contributing to upcoming UN climate change report
Five scientists from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) are among the leading authors and review experts contributing to a new United Nations (UN) global report on climate…
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CARIB
Jan 2, 2022
Belizean PM John Briceño makes New Year’s address as incoming CARICOM head
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is changing guard with Prime Minister of Belize John Briceño taking over from his Antiguan counterpart Gaston Browne. Prime Minister Briceño, in his New Year’s Day…
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JM
Dec 23, 2021
UWI co-authors provide ‘warning call’ on Global Stocktake of climate change adaptation
The University of the West Indies’ Dr Donovan Campbell, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Geography and Geology at the Mona Campus and Dr Aidan Farrell, Senior Lecturer…
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World
Dec 22, 2021
Barbados PM Mia Mottley gets UN’s highest environmental award
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has gotten the United Nation’s highest environmental honour, having been named a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2021 ‘Champion of the Earth’. In being named the…
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EUR
Dec 21, 2021
EU lays out rules to allow more state aid for green projects
BRUSSELS (Reuters) EU countries will be allowed to pump more money into green projects in climate, energy and the environment, while state support for fossil fuels is unlikely to be…
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JM
Dec 2, 2021
Climate Change Ministry to host Jamaica’s 2nd National Biodiversity Conference
The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change will host the second National Biodiversity Conference from December 7-8, under the theme ‘Living in Harmony with Nature: Issues, Challenges…