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17 NOVEMBER 2022
Petre Williams-Raynor
With mere days to go before the latest United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) is history, battle-weary negotiators from the Caribbean and other small island developing states (SIDS) have noted their frustration with the slow progress on financial arrangements for loss and damage.
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THE NEXT ROUND OF GLOBAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS IS:
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6-18 NOVEMBER 2022 |
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WHAT REALLY MATTERS |
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Climate Facts - - - The Caribbean contributes less than 1% to global greenhouse gas emissions, but is expected to be among the earliest & hardest-hit by climate change. - - - Floods, storm surges, erosion & other coastal hazards, exacerbated by sea-level rise, threaten vital infrastructures, settlements and facilities supporting our livelihood. - - - 28 of the 40 millions of Caribbeans live in coastal cities, towns & villages. - - - Deteriorating coastal conditions are expected to adversely affect fisheries and the Caribbean's value as a tourism destination. - - - CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE VERY EXISTENCE OF SOME CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. "Since 2009, more than a hundred Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and many others have been calling for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to prevent the worst of climate change impacts. The inclusion of a 1.5°C temperature limit in the 2015 Paris Agreement was a major victory for vulnerable countries." |
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THE PARIS AGREEMENT Adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 |
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1.5°C Climate Change Voices
CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN)
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)
Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)
University of the West Indies (UWI) - Cave Hill
Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
Anton de Kom Universiteit van Surinam
Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA)
Association of Caribbean States
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD - UWI)
WORLD
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
International Climate Trackers
Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA)
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