(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community gears up for the impending 15th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Denmark, it is expecting to come away with an Agreement that helps to expand the Caribbean‘s capacity to reduce its vulnerability to the effects of Climate Change.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A number of International Development Partners attending the Second Caribbean Community Conference on Climate Change held in Castries, Saint Lucia on 23-24 March, have re-affirmed their commitment to strengthening ties with the Caribbean Community in developing resilience to the global challenge of Climate Change.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Efforts are underway through the Washington-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to extend the installation of Coral Reef Early Warning Systems (CREWs) stations throughout the Caribbean. This would help to build capacity in detecting and responding to early warning signs in climate change.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Efforts are underway through the Washington-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to extend the installation of Coral Reef Early Warning Systems (CREWs) stations throughout the Caribbean. This would help to build capacity in detecting and responding to early warning signs in climate change.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, has extended congratulations to the 2008 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricketer of the Year, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, on his receipt of a number of honours from Guyana, his native land.

Mr. Chanderpaul, former West Indian Cricket Captain, was given a heroes’ welcome on his return to Guyana for the First One-Day International between West Indies and England in the Digicel 2009 Cricket Series.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Belize based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) is reporting measurable success in its implementation of the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project, which expires on 31 March 2009.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr Walter Vergara, Project Leader for the Executing Agency -World Bank – on the Caribbean Community Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change project (MACC) has expressed great satisfaction with the implementation of the MACC project noting that it has been “very successful, with major accomplishments.”

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington is calling for the expedition of the Climate Change strategic plan and accompanying action plan which would mainstream critical issues related to the impact of Climate Change on the Region.