Tag: IDB

IDB Champions Caribbean’s Transition to Resilient Renewable Energy at CREF 2019

October 15, 2019

The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) is taking place in Miami this week. The Inter-American Development Bank is a major sponsor and will host sessions on the Blue Economy and on electric vehicles. I am not completely “sold” on the Blue Economy; I think the Caribbean may have already missed the boat, and where exactly … More IDB Champions Caribbean’s Transition to Resilient Renewable Energy at CREF 2019

Inaugural Caribbean Debt Summit in Montego Bay on October 1

September 30, 2019

Debt is a big word for the Caribbean. So is crisis. Sometimes the two words go together. An important meeting – the Caribbean’s first debt summit – will take place this week in Montego Bay. Please see the press release below: Inaugural Caribbean Debt Summit set for Montego Bay October 1 Kingston, Jamaica, September 23, 2019. … More Inaugural Caribbean Debt Summit in Montego Bay on October 1

Good Green News 2: National Meteorological Officers Undergo Climate Product and Climate Services Training

December 3, 2018

Our meteorological officers are now in training at the University of the West Indies – learning how to better gather and track climate change data. And data is critical to ensure that our policymakers make decisions in a range of areas that are impacted by climate change – decisions that are firmly based on science … More Good Green News 2: National Meteorological Officers Undergo Climate Product and Climate Services Training

PEP, PSTEB and Happy Birthday, Miss Lou: Jamaica on Friday, September 7, 2018

September 8, 2018

What! It’s September already, and August ran away with me. It was a long, hot summer, to coin a cliché – in more ways than one – but now “disturbances” are hovering in the tropical Atlantic. They could be named Helene or Isaac… Here’s a roundup of news – but of course, I know I … More PEP, PSTEB and Happy Birthday, Miss Lou: Jamaica on Friday, September 7, 2018

Climate Change Project and UWI bring Global Expert in Crop Modelling to Jamaica for Training

July 18, 2018

There is a lot of work going on in Jamaica at the moment in the area of climate change. Agriculture is one of the critical sectors in the Caribbean that is striving to adapt, to be prepared for the extreme weather, to be “climate-smart.” The Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) with funding from Climate … More Climate Change Project and UWI bring Global Expert in Crop Modelling to Jamaica for Training

The River in a Khaki Suit: Farmers Learning in the Yallahs and Hope River Watersheds

June 1, 2018

I was sitting at a table with a group of women farmers from the deep hills of St. Thomas on May 17. They were wearing daffodil yellow and purple T-shirts, and their smiles were just as bright. These were some of the 166 graduates of the Farmer Field School climate-smart agriculture training implemented by the … More The River in a Khaki Suit: Farmers Learning in the Yallahs and Hope River Watersheds

Climate Change Project upgrades Jamaican Agricultural Station for Caribbean Climate Resilience

April 27, 2018

Jamaica has been pretty busy on the climate change front, with some excellent developments. The brilliant Dr. Orville Grey, former Senior Technical Officer for Adaptation, left the Climate Change Division in February, to work for the Green Climate Fund in South Korea. And the hard-working Principal Director of the CCD, Una May Gordon, is now … More Climate Change Project upgrades Jamaican Agricultural Station for Caribbean Climate Resilience