Responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa bears a disproportionate share of climate change's most devastating consequences. The world must stop treating...
By Danilo Desiderio As preferential trade agreements multiply and global commerce expands, a troubling pattern has emerged: the environmental costs of liberalized trade remain largely invisible...
By NJ Ayuk To any newcomer navigating the congested, fast-paced freeways of Los Angeles, California, the sheer volume of traffic is only part of the story....
By Godfred Zina The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is deteriorating rapidly as a deadly combination of armed conflict, intercommunal violence, economic instability, climate change, and...
In a groundbreaking effort to combat climate change while alleviating its debt burden, Barbados has successfully implemented the world’s first debt-for-climate resilience swap. This innovative strategy...
By Gregory Simpkins As I have written about previously, the international community has discussed what to do about climate change for decades. Many promises of help...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Africa is home to numerous lakes spread across the continent, many of which are naturally formed, along with some significant artificial lakes....
By Carlos Lopes As we approach the global annual climate change conference, COP29, the need for increased public finance from the global north to address climate...
AP | The Bahamas is stuck in a financial pickle, much of it because of the whims of climate change, bureaucracy and the fossil fuel industry,...
By Gregory Simpkins As I have written about previously, as many as four billion people globally experience water shortages for at least one month a year,...
By Mary Alorh A few months ago, I wrote about how the United States and its allies could reestablish a strong presence in Africa following the...
Caribbean officials have issued a passionate plea for increased support in combating climate change and securing vital funding, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl in...
By Gregory Simpkins African and Caribbean nations and organizations are increasing collaborating. For example, the African Export-Import Bank has opened a Caribbean office in Barbados. The...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders convened virtually on Tuesday to address the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which struck on Monday. The leaders also reiterated their criticism of...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is poised to convene its 47th Regular Meeting in St. George’s, Grenada, from July 3 to 5, with a significant agenda focused...
By Gregory Simpkins The international community has been discussing and debating the issue of climate change for decades. In the United States, the dichotomy was climate...
Bloomberg | Nigeria would see a boost to its economy equivalent to a quarter of the US$142.7 billion cumulative output benefit expected by 2030 for countries...
By Lite Nartey Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less...
Kenyan Wall Street | Kenya’s economy is expected to remain resilient in 2024 after a 5.6 percent expansion last year from a revised growth of 4.9...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During COP 27 last year in Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, the issue of compensation for developing countries suffering the consequences...
By Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60 percent of...
AP | The Kenyan government announced Monday a surprise public holiday on November 13 for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its ambitious plan to...
By Gregory Simpkins The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the decision-making body of the United Nations effort to combat climate change. It has met every...
In North America, we have taken clean water for granted until recent events in Flint, Michigan, and East Palestine, Ohio, brought into question the safety of...
Caribbean National Weekly | Members of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are poised to bolster their readiness and efficacy in tackling emergency situations, with the bank...
Bloomberg | The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is in discussions to back a new debt-for-nature swap, marking its entry into a fast-growing corner of the...
By Gregory Simpkins If you live in a developed world country, you have the luxury of getting up each morning and having clean, abundant water to...
By Imali Ngusale Accepting rhetorical statements to curb the climate crisis can no longer be accepted as a norm in the climate ecosystem. The time has...
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose a risk for...
By Ovigwe Eguegu and Hannah Ryder The 27th Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP27) has officially opened. 44,000 people including 90 heads of state have registered...
By Gregory Simpkins Pollution has been significantly diminished in developed countries due to the use of less polluting energy sources such as unleaded gasoline and natural...
Reuters | African countries will use the COP27 climate talks in Egypt next month to advocate for a common energy position that sees fossil fuels as...
Reuters | U.N. children’s agency UNICEF on Thursday named Vanessa Nakate, a 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist, goodwill ambassador. Inspired by Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, Nakate began her...
By Wanjohi Kabukuru | The Associated Press AP | From wind farms across the African coastline to geothermal projects in the east African rift valley, a...
Climate champion and prime minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has defended her country’s plans to resume fossil fuel exploration off its coast, saying that developing nations...
The February African Union summit should tackle vaccines and travel bans, climate change misperceptions and AU financing.
The Champions of the Earth award is the UN's highest environmental honor.
As negotiators at the Glasgow climate talks try to agree on greenhouse gas cuts, African leaders say poorer countries can’t be expected to remake their systems...
A one meter rise in sea level can displace approximately 110,000 people in CARICOM member states - Mia Mottley
If the Western campaign to ban funding for projects based on fossil fuels in developing countries while continuing to use them itself is any indication, there...
Calling it a moral obligation, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants, as he...
U.S. President Barack Obama will ask Americans to think of climate change as a threat not just to the environment, but also to their health. Obama...
By Richard Schiffman Wigton wind farm in Manchester, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Lefties Food Stall, a pint-sized eatery serving Barbados’ signature flying-fish sandwiches, recently became the first...
Climate change is forcing the nine-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to choose between expending scarce resources to deal with its impact or other pressing...
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it committed US$2.8 billion for projects that address climate change, sustainable energy and environmental sustainability in Latin America and the...
Industrial engineer Ancel Bhagwandeen thinks that growing your food indoors is a great way to protect crops from the stresses of climate change. So he developed...
When Dean, the first storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, lashed Dominica on Aug. 16, it left behind a trail of destruction, claimed the lives...
The World Bank says the business hub inaugurated on Monday will support the growing number of clean energy and climate technology ventures in the Caribbean. It...
Effects of climate change in Northern Kenya. PHOTO/Sarah Elliott/EPA African leaders have been urged to consciously promote indigenous locally developed technology usage in order to adapt...
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Center will launch a seminal on-line support tool in St. Lucia on Friday July 12 2013 in keeping with the thrust...
Imagine the savannas of South Africa’s flagship Kruger National Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good...
The move is a show of commitment to a Global Environmental Facility project.
Clinton arrives today - United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will today reaffirm her nation's commitment to the region when she visits Montego Bay, St...
