(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Coordinating Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Meteorological Organization, Tyrone Sutherland, is seeking re-election as Second Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN Specialized Agency that coordinates global activity in weather, water, climate and related aspects of the environment.
Press Releases
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Â Against the background of dire warnings of the short and long-term effects of climate change on the Caribbean, Regional scientists have called for a change in individual behaviours and practices, a more integrated approach and political intervention at the highest level to mitigate those impacts.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Senior Diplomatic Representatives in Washington DC, spearheading preparations for the historic Conference on the Caribbean scheduled for June 19-21, 2007, have accelerated the pace and scope of consultations with stakeholders and strategic partners in the US and the Caribbean; this, in keeping with a commitment to comprehensive inclusion and participation in the historic three-day event.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to improve the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) The objective of the briefing organized by Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on April 23, 2007 is to disseminate the results of the IPCC’s latest assessment report on climate change and in particular the impacts on the Caribbean.
Salutations
On 6 April 2007, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report on climate change which focused on the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability with regard to planet earth. The high level of confidence demonstrated in the methodology and in the quality data used in the preparation of the report, underscores the global concerns over the relationship between observed climate change and observed changes in the natural and human environment.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a Donor Conference in Trinidad and Tobago on June 2, 2007 to supplement the Region’s ongoing financial and technical support for the expansion and diversification of the Region’s agricultural sector.
The Agriculture Donor Conference evolved from a mandate from the Eighteenth Inter-Sessional Heads of Government summit held in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines in February 2007.
Your Excellency, Ambassador Geert Heikens, Head of the European Commission Delegation in Guyana
Your Excellency, Mr. Fraser Wheeler, British High Commissioner
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Assistant Secretaries-General
Representatives of the European Commission Delegation
Representative of the Embassy of Suriname
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On Monday 23 April 2007, the CARICOM Secretariat will host a Press Briefing on climate change for the Caribbean media. Organized by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), and the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the briefing will highlight the results of the IPCC’s latest assessment report on climate change and in particular the impacts on the Caribbean.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Government of France has identified as priority areas of cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), enhancing the rule of law, combatting all forms of trafficking, and providing assistance on sustainable development and poverty alleviation.