BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is slated for Glasgow later this year, will deliver for countries most vulnerable to climate change, like those in the Caribbean, President-designate of COP26, Alok Sharma assured on Thursday.

NEW YORK, NY, : TikTok Influencers, top West Indian cricketers and music stars are joining arms as the new “Disaster Fighters,” a team of influential figures, to disseminate informational messages on fighting the impact of hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, COVID-19 and other hazards.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is undertaking a rescue mission to save its coral reefs that have been impacted by a range of climate-related and other hazards.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago has received a grant of US$200,000 that will advance the resilience and long-term preservation of the country’s two highly visible and visited heritage areas.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada -They have cause death and fires in some parts of the world but in the Caribbean region every year especially during the wet or hurricane season hundreds of thousands are spent to repair or replace damages to infrastructure associated with lightning strikes.

MIAMI  — PortMiami and scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science coral reef research and restoration program are off to a great start with the reproductive success of grooved brain corals in less than two months after their collection.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Acting head of the Public Service, Mark Cummins says that in the aftermath of Hurricane Elsa, damage assessments are being done on government buildings across the island.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Friday warned that unless the targets that were set at the Paris Agreement in 2015 are realized, the world can expect to experience future water disasters and further setbacks to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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MIAMI, Florida – The first named hurricane for this Atlantic Hurricane Season was formed on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened as it moved near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) on Wednesday officially deployed five Detailed Damage Sectoral Assessment (DDSA) teams to Guyana to report on sectors affected by escalated flooding.

LONDON, UK – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland has welcomed the announcement by Barbados that it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine protected areas, a vital domain in promoting ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy.