–Caricom environment ministers
Caricom continues to express deep concern about the impact of climate change and its negative effects on the livelihoods of current and future generations and as such called on the Group of 20, responsible for 80 percent of global emissions, to honour commitments made to arrest global warming.
A release from Caricom Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development said last week that they have been engaged in an extensive international environment agenda which will evolve with key decision-making on biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, and plastics.
The release stated that Caricom member states are “deeply committed” to the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) as well as monitoring and reporting on its implementation. To this end, the ministers are committed to updating and aligning national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP) to the GBF. Priority has also been placed on the completion of finance strategies to accurately cost activities, with the understanding that these are dependent on the successful completion of the NBSAPs.
