Great to be back on Barbuda…& even better to celebrate with 🇦🇬Minister Nicholas, CDB & APUA the breaking of ground as part of our 🇬🇧 funded £2.89m Energy Resilience Project! Work’s now underway to put vulnerable power cables underground 🇬🇧❤️🇦🇬 UKinCaribbean 🇬🇧 OPMAntiguaBarbuda

We are proud to work with PM Mia Amor Mottley to build momentum for the #BridgetownInitiative and reform of the international financial institutions. 👇Watch PM Mottley in conversation with 🇬🇧 Minister Andrew Mitchell

9th post in our #caribbeanresilience series: my colleague Simone Banister talks about emergency response and recovery after a natural disaster

Very exciting visit to Dominica last week to see the testing of a new geothermal well, drilled with 🇬🇧 funding via the World Bank Through the billowing steam, the future of an energy independent 🇩🇲 looks bright. Thanks to Dr. Vince Henderson for hosting UKinCaribbean 🇬🇧

10th (and final) post in our #caribbeanresilience series: Pat Shako explains the importance of #disasterriskfinance and financial tools available to protect countries against devastating consequences of climate change

If you live in the Caribbean, please share your thoughts on how the cost of living crisis impacts you and your household and help spread the word on this CARICOM: Caribbean Community and WFP Caribbean survey.

🇬🇧 is an ally of 🇩🇲 in its journey towards climate resilience. 🙏 to 🇩🇲 FS Denise Edwards for showing Caribbean Development Director Malcolm 🇩🇲’s impressive efforts to develop geothermal energy at Laudat (🇬🇧 supporting) and the Loubiere-Bagatelle road (#UKCIF supporting).

Looking forward to #CDBBOG53 and having Malcolm UK Development Director for Caribbean back in 🇱🇨 with 🇬🇧 delegation. 🇬🇧 is shareholder of Caribbean Development Bank. I snapped these on a brisk walk this morning- limbering up to get around the meetings this week 😁

🟢 UK Development Director to the Caribbean, Malcolm , summarises the various development projects the 🇬🇧 is funding in the Caribbean and offers his final insights to our #CaribbeanResilienceSeries.

HMS DAUNTLESS 🚢 welcomed to 🇯🇲 by HC Judith Slater. With a highly skilled team,they stand ready to deliver humanitarian assistance stores and disaster relief equipment as part of the UK’s response to natural disasters which may affect OTs and the wider #Caribbean. Watch 🎥:

We’re going to need a bigger screwdriver! This is how resilient infrastructure looks: these screws will hold down our 400MW solar installation in a cat 5 hurricane, to keep pumping water to 1300 farms at Essex Valley, Jamaica, as summers get hotter and drier UKinCaribbean 🇬🇧

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Back in 🇻🇨to see Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Great view from his office of progress on our 🇬🇧 funded port project. It’s going to be a game changer for St Vincent and the region 🛳️

Welcome back to Barbados England Cricket ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏏 Captain Jos Buttler assured me it will be a gripping match tomorrow (as long as the weather behaves 🤞)

COP28 is over, but the work between the UK and Jamaica on closing the climate finance gap is just beginning, as British High Commissioner Judith Slater writes in today's Gleaner: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commen…

This Friday is the deadline for Caribbean SIDS to apply for support from the Global Shield, including for disaster risk finance. UKinCaribbean 🇬🇧

Just back from CCRIF SPC regional conference. Caribbean countries, development banks and international contributors 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇪🇺 pulling together to improve financial protection for natural disasters. Big thanks to the hosts!

The 🇬🇧 is proud to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in building resilience & prosperity.   Stay tuned for the next 10 days as we highlight our ongoing work and support for #SIDS ahead of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4).

The UK is committed to continuing to support our #SIDS partners in the #Caribbean. The Foreign Secretary has announced that 🇬🇧 will invest up to £200 million in further resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean. antiguaobserver.com/cameron-we-are… via @antiguaomg

The UK 🇬🇧 announces £500,000 in funding to swiftly provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean following Hurricane Beryl. Together, we will work to boost resilience to climate change and natural disasters 🤝. Read More ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…