What will undoubtedly be one of the most globally monitored international fora ever to be held under the auspices of the United Nations got underway yesterday, November 30. Preceding the commencement of the forum, Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, earlier this week sent a sobering message to the rest of Caribbean, asserting that the region’s contribution to the Dubai Forum will be focused on ensuring that the event delivers on the promises that were made by developed countries to provide financing to help tackle what he described as the “worsening climate situation.”