Agriculture
Can Technology Really Help The Caribbean Recover Faster After Disasters?
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) In the face of a disaster, the difference between quick recovery and prolonged hardship often comes down to one thing: information. Who is affected? How severe are the damages? Who needs help first? In the Caribbean, where disasters are growing stronger […]
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Hurricane Melissa Shows Why Everyday Caribbean Workers Need Financial Protection
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) When Hurricane Melissa ripped across the Caribbean just a few days ago, it damaged roads and power lines and disrupted the way thousands of people earn a living. In Jamaica, entire sections of St. Elizabeth, the country’s “breadbasket”, were flooded, threatening […]
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Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5, inches toward Jamaica
By Marco Lopez Hurricane Melissa grew from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane over the weekend. The country has been experiencing impacts from the outer bands since Sunday night. Hurricane Melissa continues its path toward Jamaica, moving slowly west at about 6 km/h (3 mph). It is expected to make landfall on […]
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Connecting Communities, Government, and Markets for Smarter Climate Protection in the Caribbean
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) When a hurricane barrels through the Caribbean, recovery doesn’t just depend on rebuilding homes and roads. It depends on whether farmers can afford to replace lost livestock, whether fishers can access damaged docks or launching areas, whether market vendors can access […]
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Savings Alone Can’t Weather the Storm: Stronger Climate Protection for the Caribbean
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Ask any farmer, fisher, or vendor across the Caribbean how they prepare for storms, and the answer may vary. It may be a call to a close family or friend, a community partner’s “susu” group or syndicates, or a few hard-earned […]
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Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda calls for fair carbon levy on heaviest emitters
By Climate Spotlight “My people know that a brutal hurricane could destroy the progress that they’ve achieved in just a few agonizing hours,” said Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, during his presentation at the United Nations 80th session held in New York from September 23–29. Browne said that the people of Antigua […]
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Global temperatures to remain at or near record levels, says WMO
By Marco Lopez – Editor-in-Chief, Climate Spotlight Every additional fraction of a degree of global warming drives up the impact of heat waves, extreme rainfall events, floods, droughts, melting ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers. It heats the oceans and raises sea levels, wreaking havoc on organisms and ecosystems. Last year, 2024, was recorded as […]
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Small Islands, Big Storms, Our Future:Caribbean Nations’ Fight to Reshape Global Climate Finance
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) The familiar shoreline of Hellshire Beach in Jamaica is disappearing. Mario Galbert remembers the beach from his childhood, a stretch of golden sand where people played football, danced at parties, and cooled off in the Caribbean waters. Today, that beach no […]
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Caribbean Nations Need Funding to Recover After Disasters, But Where Is It?!
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Whitney MĂ©linard still remembers the moment Hurricane Maria’s winds tore through Dominica in 2017. As lightning flashed outside her window, she realized the neighboring house had completely vanished. “I questioned, was the house there? Was it further behind? There was not […]
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Building climate resilience in San Pedro, Belize: A community-driven approach
By Kyle Ali – Climate Spotlight Staff Writer AMBERGRIS CAYE, San Pedro, April 12, 2025 – Building the capacity of residents of coastal communities to respond to the growing pressures of climate change is key to fostering meaningful climate action. On April 9, in San Pedro, local and national experts converged to blend their voices […]
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