NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday November 22, 2017 – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has presented a debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for Caribbean countries ravaged by hurricanes during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Director of ECLAC’s Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman…...
Caribbean can only ‘build back better’ with international support and urgent climate action, UN, CARICOM Chiefs and Heads of Government
Over US$2 billion pledged, half of which in loans and debt relief, to support affected women and men for long-term recovery in hurricane-affected Caribbean during CARICOM-UN Conference New York, 21 November 2017 – In view of the urgent needs of Caribbean islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the “CARICOM-UN…...
EIB, CDB commit US$24M to post-disaster reconstruction in Caribbean
November 13, 2017, BONN, Germany – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have set up an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the Region recover from recent hurricane events. The arrangement will support investments for infrastructure reconstruction projects in the Caribbean in the wake…...
Joint statement by Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Jorge Familiar
ROSEAU, The Commonwealth of Dominica, October 31, 2017 – Prime Minister Skerrit and World Bank Vice President Jorge Familiar met today to discuss the initial findings of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment and the World Bank support for resilient recovery and reconstruction. World Bank Vice President Familiar reaffirmed his deepest…...
Haitian Government makes major donation to Turks and Caicos, 630 generators among supplies
TurksandCaicos, October 30, 2017 – Providenciales – A monumental gift arrived on board the Kristina cargo ship direct from Port Au Prince, Haiti loaded with a generous contribution from the Haitian Government to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the aftermath of deadly hurricanes Irma and Maria. This is the first…...