Climate crisis threatens 41 million across Caribbean and Latin America: UN
May 28, 2024; Published by ALJAZEERA Tens of millions of people living in coastal areas of the Caribbean and Latin America face “life-threatening” weather events made worse by the climate crisis, the United Nations said in a new report. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report on Tuesday found that 41 million people – about 6 percent of the population […]
Climate Change Impact on the Global Chocolate Industry
The Economist – Finance & Economics – Hot Chocolate – May 9th 2024 Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest maker of bulk chocolate, is full of beans. Its share price has jumped by 20% since April, when it reported higher sales volumes despite a steep rise in the cost of cocoa. Peter Feld, its boss, told […]
USAID Business Accelerator Program -Kinesis
Join us next September 11th at the launch event of Kinesis, part of USAID CATALYZE APEP Acceleratorhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdOqvqTsoGNZyGxoARZ7SX83tqMux-bQ0 The USAID CATALYZE APEP Accelerator has been designed to promote the inclusive growth of social and impact startup enterprises within Latin America & the Caribbean, leading to improved socioeconomic and climate impacts, employment, and productivity
UN -Young Professionals Programme – YPP
The UN Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the UN Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination process and professional development once those who are successful start their career with the UN. The YPP examination is held once […]
UNEP-UNV Collaboration – call for Caribbean youth (18-33) to apply for positions in Nairobi, Kenya
Caribbean youth with a range of skills are encouraged to apply for 13 UN Volunteer positions —with living allowance & benefits— at UNEP’s headquarters in Kenya. The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline started on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts […]
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: CYLIP Success Stories and Impact Showcase for Future Funders Video Premiere
We are excited to announce the premiere of a new video that highlights the impactful journey of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology’s CYLIP programme. This video invites viewers to explore the successes and promising future of CYLIP, focusing on the achievements of our Phase 2 interns who are on a transformative journey towards […]
Antigua’s National Farmers Forum: Addressing Climate Challenges for Sustainable Agriculture
Written by Shenequa Williams On June 5th, the National Farmers Forum convened, uniting key stakeholders to tackle Climate Change and its impact on Agriculture. Presentations were delivered by Diana Ruiz from the Eastern European Financial Center, Mr. Gregory Bailey, Director of Agriculture, Mr. Dale Destin, Director of Meteorological Services, and Dr. Guilia Pastacaldi from the […]
Acropolis in Athens closed as Greece bakes in heatwave
By Ruth Wright with APTN Published on 12/06/2024 – 16:04•Updated 16:35 – EuroNews Tourists have been fainting while queuing to get into the Acropolis. The Acropolis shut its doors to tourists today amidst a heatwave that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees celsius. Greece’s most popular tourist attraction, the ancient Acropolis site, shut from 12-5pm today in […]
CYLIP Intern Attends USAID’s Creative Bridges: Connecting Youth through Innovation and Partnerships
CYLIP Intern Aldan St. Omer is currently a full-time intern at CIMH, who is attached to the Office of the Principal and the IT Team. A holder of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Cave Hill-UWI, Aldan is focused on developing skills he needs to create innovative solutions which positively impact productivity and sustainable […]
‘Climate Change Means I Don’t Have a Village Anymore’
By Conor Spackman, Chris Morrison and Denise O’Connor – BBC Spotlight Sireli McGoon has been living in Bangor for 30 years. He’s settled in Northern Ireland, a stalwart of the city’s rugby club. But the plan was always to retire to the coastal village of Togoru in Fiji where he grew up. That has been thwarted. […]