Climate Change

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, makes a speech at the Opening of the #COP27 World Leaders Summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). At COP 27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention.

The annual UN Climate Change Conference advances the global climate talks, mobilizes action, and can provide a significant opportunity to look at the impacts of climate change as well as innovation and solutions in Africa. 

The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.  

COP 27 was originally expected to take place from 8-20 November 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, COP 26 was rescheduled from November 2020 to November 2021. As a result, COP 27 will take place from 7-18 November 2022. 

We will update this page when the agenda for COP 27 is announced.

There are eight years left until 2030, the globally agreed upon deadline to significantly reduce carbon emissions and a critical goal for Caribbean countries which are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

This video examines how transitioning to renewable energy can help the Caribbean build its energy security as well as advance ambitious climate action targets..

(City of Belmopan, Belize) At its thirty-eighth meeting held in April of this year, the Adaptation Fund Board accredited the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) as a Regional Implementing Entity (REI) of the Adaptation Fund under the fast-track process. Dr.

The negative impact of climate change is a real and present danger for the Caribbean, affecting all facets of life, industries and economies. These impacts include rising sea levels, increase in flooding, and more frequent and stronger hurricanes. In order to respond to these challenges, the requisite leadership is needed to lead the vision for climate resilience, and the development and implementation of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

World Leaders are invited to the Opening Ceremony, hosted by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, welcoming them to the World Leaders Summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

This first publication on Climate Change Statistics for CARICOM countries contains data up to 2019 in some instances, while for other series it comprises data up to 2012/13.  It aims at providing statistics on climate change for the region and follows the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and its refinements based on the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) schematic framework.