#COP27 Week 2 Join the Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance in calling for urgent action to curb emissions by the United States, China & G20 countries: keep the 1.5°C goal in reach, avoid catastrophic climate impacts in our Caribbean. More: 1point5.info/en/ Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

CARICOM: Caribbean Community and OECS heads of government met this morning at COP27 to discuss a united approach to address loss and damage to SIDS resulting from Climate Change and for greater ambition from developed countries to remain within 1.5°C #climateresilience #lossanddamage

#COP27 With gender justice being the theme of the day, civil society is mobilizing to denounce the fact that women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Together, let’s put gender at the heart of discussions on climate action. #GenderJustice

Happening tomorrow at #COP27 in Sharm el Sheik: "Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Caribbean: Replicating the Green Climate Fund -Funded Water Programme in Barbados across CARICOM", an event hosted by Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre & allies, at 10am Egypt-time (5am Jamaica) at the CARICOM: Caribbean Community Pavilion.

The UWI Mona Campus .The UWI Mona Campus's Pr. Taylor: "Demonstrably scaled-up emissions cuts to hold temperature increases at 1.5°C + financial support for #LossAndDamage" are a #COP27 must-get for the Caribbean. + MORE HERE: bit.ly/3UFm4Ag With Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre #ClimateJustice

"Some developed countries are furiously trying to stall progress" on #LossAndDamage, says AOSIS Hon. Minister Molwyn Joseph of Antigua & Barbuda, as concerns are growing after a week and a half of negotiations. #COP27 → READ THE FULL STORY bit.ly/3Ogld6L

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Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley came to #COP27 with "a plan that would overhaul the way much of development lending works" that "takes aim at a central problem: poorer nations face much steeper borrowing costs."

This is the way to do it! Very proud of Ghanaian female poet Nakeeyat Dramani Sam, & Climate Vulnerable Forum youth Ambassador. This standing ovation must be followed by tangible and overdue COP@decisions and actions on #LossAndDamage and keeping #1point5toStayAlive to stay alive & thrive!@OpenSociety

Albeit with a so far minimal, discreet presence, Panos Caribbean is now on Mastodon: @[email protected]

Cockpit Country: Freedom Imaginaries warns of imminent encroaching by Noranda Mining despite injunction. 🚨🚨🚨

.AOSIS #COP27 Statement: “A mission 30 years in the making, accomplished” Historic #LossAndDamage response fund to assist and support developing countries is finally established at UN climate summit → READ FULL STATEMENT: 1point5.info/en/messengers/…

🌎💰 A significant win at #COP27 for the Caribbean and other vulnerable developing countries calling for a #lossanddamage financing facility. 📌 For more details, see: bit.ly/3Xx2eJk #climatejustice #climatefinance #ResilientCaribbean AOSIS Panos Caribbean

#cop27 is over, but our work continues apace. Thank you for joining us. We hosted over 30 events at the CARICOM Pavilion, attended over 20 partner events and convened multiple bilateral dialogues with agencies, institutions and governments from around the Caribbean and the world.

With our thanks and gratitude to Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre and all of the Caribbean, SIDS & other #ClimateChange-vulnerable nations' negotiators, CSO/NGOs and Global South press people present on the ground in Sharm el Sheik for #COP27.

"Caribbean SIDS have reservations regarding the overall package of decisions from the international negotiations at #COP27, that concluded in Egypt on 18 November 2022."

St. Lucia's Dale Elliot, with the Earth Journalism Network Network made 7 short video reports & explainers on the Caribbean's participation at COP27. Check them out on Panos Caribbean's YouTube channel, youtu.be/wK7b1vOcBU or here: bit.ly/3WbBJHM

A "slow march to reduce emissions and to support adaptation and mitigation": READ Panos Caribbean's latest Media Brief, "Panos Caribbean Media Briefing on the United Nations Climate Talks 2022: Key Issues for Small Island Developing States" #COP27 panoscaribbean.org/en/publication…

Panos Caribbean is in mourning. Yves Renard passed away on 20 January, 2023. Please read the following statement by the Renard Family: bit.ly/3WzVf0e

Panos Caribbean Salutes a Giant of a Man: Interim Coordinator & Former Board Chair Yves Renard We extend our deepest condolences to his family & friends. We are grateful for his contribution to the Caribbean sustainable development community. More: bit.ly/3wwo7vO