The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
In the study, the Artificial Neural Network [...]
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in the Caribbean
May 22nd, 2013 
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May 22nd, 2013 Admin: Donna From the 2nd NAMA Workshop held on April 03, 2013, please find attached copy of the Draft Final OLADE Consultancy Report on Jamaica’s POA and NAMA Study by Dr. Oscar Coto.
This report is prepared under the implementation of the “Study on the Identification of Potential Project Portfolios Associated to Programmatic CDM and NAMAs in Jamaica”.
OLADE is providing [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Jamaica, Official Blog, Reports Comments OffCaribbean coral reef collapse can be avoided, researchers say
May 10th, 2013 Admin: Donna Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That’s according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9th based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the latest climate models.
“People benefit by reefs having a complex [...]
Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Budget Presentation 2013-2014: “Fuelling Our Own Growth”
April 24th, 2013 Admin: Donna Minister of Science, Technology Energy and Minining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the motion in this 2013/2014 Budget Debate, truly a critical point for our country, our economy and the well being of our people.
Over the past 15 months, as we negotiated this new crucial IMF Extended Fund Agreement from [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Jamaica, News Feature, Other Opportunity, Reports Comments Off5Cs’ Donneil Cain Delivers STEM Talk
March 22nd, 2013 Admin: Donna Donneil Cain, Resource Economist at the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs), delivered a well-received Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Talk on behalf of Executive Director Dr. Kenrick Leslie, CBE at this week’s staging of the Belize-leg of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge (SVC).
The Challenge is a partnership between the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF), Sagicor and the Caribbean [...]
Posted in Belize, Carbon Market, Environmental Management, News, Other Opportunity, Reports Comments OffEnvironmental threats could push billions into extreme poverty, warns UN
March 14th, 2013 Admin: Donna UN’s 2013 human development report urges action on climate change, deforestation and pollution before it is too late
• UN human development index 2013 – get the data
The number of people living in extreme poverty could increase by up to 3 billion by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle environmental challenges, a major UN report warned on [...]
HOW TO CHOOSE AN LED LIGHT BULB
March 11th, 2013 Admin: Donna There are now many general-purpose consumer LED bulbs that give off good light. With so many, how can you tell the difference?
After years of work, LED lighting company have finally achieved their goal of producing a good replacement for the common 60-watt incandescent bulb.
Cree earlier this week released a bulb that mimics the light and shape [...]
New study warns of alarming impact of sea level rises
March 8th, 2013 Admin: Donna WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday March 8, 2013 - A new World Bank study says a one-metre rise in sea levels from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of the Caribbean and the developing world’s coastal wetlands currently at one-metre or less elevation.
The study says this will lead to economic losses of about US$630 [...]
Volcanic Activity Report 28 December 2012 To 4 January 3013
January 4th, 2013 Admin: Donna SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO (MVO) — Activity at the Soufrière Hills Volcano is low.
The seismic network recorded two volcano-tectonic earthquakes this week.
Sulphur dioxide measurements for the week gave an average flux of 404 tonnes/day with a maximum of 910 and a minimum of 192 tonnes/day.
Pyroclastic flows can occur at any time without warning on any side [...]
Volcanic Activity Report 16 to 23 November 2012
November 27th, 2012 Admin: Donna SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO (MVO) — Activity at the Soufrière Hills Volcano is low.
The seismic network recorded five rockfalls this week. Sulphur dioxide measurements gave an average of 275 tonnes/day with a maximum of 399 and a minimum of 210 tonnes/day.
From 19 November onwards, there were times when the smell of volcanic gases was noticeable. This [...]
