Environment

Jamaica calls on ACP, EU countries to accelerate climate financing

JAMAICA'S Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has called on African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and European Union (ACP-EU) countries to take immediate and innovative actions to fast track financing initiatives for climate... Read More

Mexico's prized beaches threatened by smelly algae invasion
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Tourists looking for sun and sand in Mexican resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum have been disgusted by foul-smelling mounds of sargassum — a seaweed-like algae — piling up on beaches and turning turquoise waters brown, and...... Read More

PIOJ, Panos pushing community climate change project
NOTING what it describes as an “alarming indifference” among Jamaicans to the effects of climate change, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnering with PANOS Caribbean's Voices for Climate Change Education Initiative to raise awareness of adaptive strategies in...... Read More