134 stories covering the global climate crisis
Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her signature scar on her dorsal fin makes her easy to identify each year during monitoring surveys conducted by MarAlliance, a U.S.-based nonprofit […]
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by AndrĂ© Habet Climate Spotlight received a screenshot copy of a memo (shared below) from the Belize Bus Ownerâs Cooperative (BBOC) dated August 5 stating, among other things, that assigned ticket seating will be enforced starting August 15. Coming from the Secretary of BBOC, Miriam Balona, the memo refers to a formal letter sent by […]
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By Marco Lopez Climate change is an inflation driver. This is according to a study published earlier this year. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events have a measurable and persistent impact on food and overall inflation globally, the paper found. The most significant effects are observed in food prices, particularly in low-income countries. These effects […]
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By Marco Lopez â Editor-In-Chief, Climate Spotlight From December 2â13, 2024, a record-breaking 100-plus oral submissions were delivered to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court, which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), has been asked to give an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to […]
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By Marco Lopez â 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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Shrinking pools of international development assistance are leaving regional civil society organisations in search of an oasis. Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Development Centre, Richard Jones, called attention to this âpressing issueâ while addressing the Caribbean (Civil Society) Consultative Working Group (CCWG) meeting, held at The Brix Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago recently. âMajor […]
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The intense heat is compounded as swarms of flies and mosquitoes infest the tents due to an absence of sewage services. By Shahad Ali , Truthout Before the war began, summer in Gaza was a season of joy. Families thrived on creating small moments of happiness, even amid daily electricity cuts and the suffocating siege. […]
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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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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Whitney MĂ©linard still remembers the moment Hurricane Mariaâs winds tore through Dominica in 2017. As lightning flashed outside her window, she realized the neighboring house had completely vanished. âI questioned, was the house there? Was it further behind? There was not […]
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By Marco Lopez â Climate Spotlight Editor Unprecedented heat stress has impacted 83.7% of the worldâs coral reefs from January 2023, when the 4th global coral bleaching event commenced, to April 20, 2025. At least 83 countries and territories have been documented in this mass coral bleaching event. The latest data from the US governmentâs […]
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By Kyle Ali â Climate Spotlight Staff Writer AMBERGRIS CAYE, San Pedro, April 12, 2025 â 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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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) The roof was collapsing. Water poured in from every direction. As Hurricane Berylâs 150 mph winds tore through Carriacou, Kisha McFarlene huddled with others in a building that was coming apart around them. âI became a pastor during Beryl,â she recalls, […]
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