With the ravages of climate change continually making its presence felt in the Caribbean in ways that have a profound negative effect on several countries, regional governments are beginning to raise questions about the region’s capacity to continually cope with the costs associated with having to fend off the phenomenon. The concern, reportedly, was the central focus of the 112th meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) convened virtually on Wednesday May 15th as an already embattled Caribbean prepares itself for what are likely to be demanding global negotiations as countries around the world forage around for financial resources to mitigate the extremes of climate change.