CARICOM Heads attend the second Caribbean SIDS high-level climate change dialogue
The Hon. Carlos James will represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2nd Caribbean SIDS High Level Dialogue on Climate Change in St. George’s, Grenada, on September 28-29, 2023. CARICOM Leaders and Development Partners will meet at the High-Level Dialogue to address key topics concerning climate action and SIDS ahead of the COP28 Meeting later this year.
The Caribbean SIDS are among the most susceptible nations to the effects of climate change, which will become crucial if sufficient action is not done. SIDS face serious challenges from global warming, sea level rise, increasing severity and frequency of tropical cyclones, storm surges, and droughts, as well as altered precipitation patterns and coral bleaching.
The high-level gathering this week will concentrate on six main areas:
The gathering heard from Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), and included Prime Minister Hon. Dickon Mitchell’s remarks.
