KINGSTON, Jamaica – Insights from Jamaica’s catastrophic experience with Hurricane Melissa last October will help inform the 2026 edition of the global Human Development Report (HDR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said.
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BELMOPAN, Belize – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen collaboration to protect children’s rights and well-being in the face of the growing impacts of climate change across the Caribbean.
QUITO, Ecuador – The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLADE) Friday said that Latin America and the Caribbean electricity generation grew 4.5 per cent in April 2026, with renewables supplying more than 60 per cent of the grid
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Thursday said that during the portion of the three-month Caribbean wet season, El Niño is strengthening and water around the Caribbean is steadily warming.
ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant on July 31 as the country continues with efforts to transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy sector.
BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) say they have taken an important step toward working more closely together to help protect the Caribbean’s oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities from the growing impacts of climate change.
Kingston, Jamaica – Four years after its launch and with nearly six million kilogrammes of waste prevented from entering Kingston Harbour, the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project (KHCP) is delivering measurable results and demonstrating the power of partnership in addressing one of Jamaica’s most pressing environmental challenges – solid waste pollution in the marine environment.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A multi-million-dollar initiative designed to close the institutional and technical capacity gaps that are slowing the Caribbean’s energy transition is to be launched here on Wednesday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The European Union has announced plans for a new initiatives aimed at strengthening early warning systems, disaster response and community preparedness across the Caribbean.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Security officials from across the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe Friday initiated plans to establish a specialised police network to track and dismantle transnational environmental crime organisations operating in the region.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined other member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the earthquakes on June 24.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre has confirmed that the coastal uplift that tore through the Galfa coastline in Cedros – to the south of here, last week was a result of the two deadly twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela’s northern coast.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has pledged a humanitarian contribution of US$150,000 to assist Venezuela’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American country this week.
- Belize Hosting 14th Annual National Climate Outlook Forum
- Airbnb and Airbnb.org Announce Partnerships in the Caribbean to Support Communities Ahead of Hurricane Season
- Green Climate Fund Approves New Grant to Strengthen Jamaica’s Climate Response
- CDB Launches New Initiative to Advance Renewable Energy Scaling in the Region















