The Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Industry and Fisheries is currently preparing to embark on a Climate Change Adaptation project. This was revealed by Chief Fisheries Officer, Jennifer Cruickshank Howard during an interview with NBC News. Mrs. Cruickshank Howard said this program is being sponsored under the Global Environment Facility (GEF)… Continue Reading →
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Music Professionals (SVGAMP) today launched its Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Program project. The project is entitled “Education Entertainment to influence behavior towards climate change adaptation in vulnerable communities in St. Vincent”. Secretary of SVGAMP, Joffre Venner, said the project seeks to utilize drumming to influence behavioral… Continue Reading →
Climate Change Experts from throughout the OECS will today wrap up the Climate Change Seminar which is looking at strategies in managing disaster risks and vulnerabilities. Some eighty Experts are attending the session, which is coordinated by the OECS Secretariat. Delivering the feature address at the opening ceremony Tuesday night, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines will host the fourth Climate Change Seminar here this week, to focus on: Approaches to Managing Disaster Risks and Building Resilience. The Seminar, organized by the OECS Secretariat, will take place at the NIS Conference Room from Tuesday to Thursday this week. The Secretariat says a major output, will be… Continue Reading →
A Media Forum on Climate Change will be held here on Monday in preparation for the Climate Change Conference. The OECS says the forum will be a moderated discussion set in a television Studio with three climate change experts and a live audience. The climate change exerts will be drawn from key agencies that are… Continue Reading →
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat is in final preparations to host its fourth climate change seminar, which is to focus on ‘Approaches to Managing Disaster Risks and Building Resilience.’ The seminar will take place at the National Insurance Scheme Conference Room in Kingstown, St Vincent from September 16-18, 2014. The Secretariat says… Continue Reading →
Principal of the Richmond Vale Academy, Stina Herberg, said she is pleased with the progress of its Climate change programme, as Vincentians are growing increasing more environmentally conscious. The Richmond Vale Academy is in its third year of the Climate Compliance Conference – a 10 year project to encourage Vincentians to adapt to the challenges… Continue Reading →