Sandy Island, Grenadines. Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care
Excerpts;
The death and destruction caused by a slow-moving, low-level trough bringing intense rainfall in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries over the Christmas holidays, is a sign that the region has no time to lose in fortifying its resiliance to climate change…
St Vincent And the Grenadines Declared A Disaster Zone, IPS News
Poor Countries Walk Out Of UN Climate Talks (Uploaded 11-20-2013)
Earthquake/Tsunami Hazard in Caribbean Higher Than Previously Thought, USGS
Mangroves Help Guyana Defend Against Changing Climate, IPS News
Approximately 90 percent of Guyana’s population lives on a narrow coastline strip a half to one metre below sea level…