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By webmaster, 20 February, 2015

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has prepared this framework document at the request of CARICOM Heads of State participating in the First Congress for the Environmental Charter and Climatic Change, held at Ávila Mountain, Caracas, 11-13 October
2007.
Ā The strategic vision driving this regional strategy is to lay the ground for a ā€œregionalĀ society and economy that is resilient to a changing climate.ā€ The seriousness of the challengeĀ global climate change (GCC) poses to the development prospects of small island and low-lying

By webmaster, 20 February, 2015

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has the highest prevalence of chronic noncommunicableĀ diseases (NCDs) in the region ofĀ theĀ Americas.
This dueĀ in largeĀ partĀ to PrimaryĀ HealthĀ CareĀ (PHC) programmeĀ successes in preventingĀ andĀ controllingĀ communicable diseases,Ā aging
of the population, economicĀ developmentĀ andĀ unhealthy behaviours.
Ā Global and localĀ influences Ā have shaped consumptionĀ lifestylesĀ which haveĀ fueledĀ theĀ epidemiologicalĀ transitionĀ inĀ theĀ Caribbean, so