AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClimate Finance: At COP31, Caribbean Development Bank president Daniel Best said repeated extreme weather has reshaped the region’s development challenges. The bank aims to mobilise investment for resilience, rather than leave islands waiting on international climate finance. Disaster Readiness: Grenada’s Petite Martinique is receiving a NZ$50,000 grant for climate-adaptation upgrades and disaster training at St Thomas Aquinas RC School. Regional Resilience: The World Meteorological Organization urged closer Caribbean cooperation and sustained support for weather services and early warnings. CCRIF is also planning a regional reinsurance facility to help keep coverage available and affordable, with a decision point set for May 2027. Climate Action: St Lucia’s prime minister called for renewed efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C, warning that climate damage is already draining money from essential services and threatening farmers, fishers and coastal communities.
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