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GUYANA | Gov’t will access $27B under Norway Forest Agreement

Guyana is set to benefit from a major breakthrough in the Norway Agreement. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon…

July 6, 2018
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Environmental Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency, Rudolph Carroll assessing Sargassum on the shores of the Hellshire Beach, St. Catherine

JAMAICA | Excessive Seaweed May Impact Beaches

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 29, 2018 - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public and…

June 29, 2018
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Stakeholder Management Coordinator, DOE, Aretha Forde

GUYANA | Careless dumping of single-use plastics harming the environment

Guyana, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - The Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Environment (DOE) is calling on…

June 28, 2018
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Formaldehyde as measured by S5P-Tropomi: The map contains four months of observations up to April this year

Why does India’s air look different from space?

There is something very distinct about the air over India and the surrounding countries in South Asia. It…

June 23, 2018
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BARBADOS | Battling Sargassum Seaweed Through Innovation

CONSETT BAY, St. John, - A new and innovative approach to harvesting sargassum seaweed is now under way…

June 23, 2018
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CARICOM | LaRocque laments dangers of Plastic pollution in the Caribbean

GEORGETOWN, JUNE 8, 2018 - CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has expressed concern at the data which…

June 9, 2018
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Residents in Roseau, Dominica, survey the damage from Hurricane Maria on September 20.

New hurricane season jeopardizes Caribbean recovery: 5 essential reads

June 1 marks the beginning of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season – an ominous date for the Caribbean…

June 2, 2018
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President of Rwandathe pro tempore leader of the African Union (AU) Paul Kagame, hold talks about the equitable use of the Nile waters

Ethiopia, Rwanda, to Tackle Equitable use of the Nile waters

Addis Ababa, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Rwanda President Paul Kagame, on an official visit to Ethiopia, today talks…

May 27, 2018
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Rising seas, harsher weather, rainier days. The impacts of climate change make it harder for Caribbean countries to plan their transition toward renewable energy sources. Ricardo Rojas/Reuters

Climate change may scuttle Caribbean’s post-hurricane plans for a renewable energy boom

Puerto Rico lost electricity again on April 18, seven months after Hurricane Maria first knocked out the island’s…

April 25, 2018
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Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness.

Need for climate change financing in SIDS highlighted at CHOGM 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness, this morning used the international platform…

April 18, 2018
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A child is checked for signs of malnutrition by a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund health in Thonyor | Photo: Reuters

224 Million Hit by Malnutrition in Africa Due to Climate Change

About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition across Africa as climate change and conflicts heighten food insecurity…

February 20, 2018
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