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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)  says it is launched a new initiative designed to help the region assess how renewable energy resources, electricity demand, interconnection opportunities and investment pathways can be brought together into a viable regional roadmap.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Buildings in Jamaica will be required to withstand Category Five hurricane conditions under a revised Building Code that is set to be rolled out during the current financial year.

BELOMOPAN, Belize – Belize is hosting the 14th annual National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF) which it says remains an important mechanism for bridging climate science and policy, fostering dialogue among stakeholders, and promoting the use of climate services as a cornerstone of sustainable development and disaster risk reduction in the country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has launched the country’s first-ever National Drainage and Irrigation Strategy, which it said is designed to modernise the water management systems, strengthen climate resilience, and support national development.

BRASÍLIA, Brazil – A two-day summit bringing together governments, companies, international organizations, and experts to address one of the most urgent and cost-effective climate challenges in the energy transition gets underway here on Monday.

Airbnb.org, an independent nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing in times of crisis, signed an agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to accelerate access to temporary housing for people displaced by disasters across CDEMA’s 20 Caribbean member countries.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it has earned US$353 million from the sale of carbon credits since becoming the world’s first country to receive jurisdictional-scale forest carbon credits, generating financing for national development and climate action under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has strengthened its disaster response and recovery capacity for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing GeoConnect, a multi-agency data governance framework.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US $2.1 million readiness grant to boost Jamaica’s ability to access climate finance and build resilience to a changing climate.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua — Antigua and Barbuda could benefit from Japanese technical assistance to develop a facility that converts sargassum seaweed into commercially viable products, following discussions held during Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith Jr.’s recent visit to Japan. 

TORONTO – Canada says it will deploy an estimated US$97 million through the GAIA Climate Loan Fund, which is designed to provide long-term loans for climate adaptation and mitigation projects across emerging markets and developing economies.