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Caribbean climate adaptation – The role of government

Research – Feb 28, 2017

via Climate and Development Knowledge Network

Biofuels could cut transport emissions – but food may be at risk

Biofuels – Mar 2, 2017

Air Force One casts a shadow as it lands with U.S. President Barack Obama for a refueling stop in Lajes Air Base in the Azores, Portugal, on his way to Peru November 18, 2016.

Tech helps Caribbean communities take on climate change

Communication – Mar 31, 2017

Children play in the water at sunset in the harbor of St. George's, Grenada

Kenya learns to cook with solar power – even when the sun doesn’t shine

Solar – Apr 11, 2017

A woman walks past roasted corn for sale in Kenya's capital Nairobi July 14, 2009.

Cow poo offers mixed energy results for rural Zimbabweans

Biogas – Apr 18, 2017

In this 2016 file photo, communal farmers lead cattle as they plant maize crops in Mvuma district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

Island nations on front line of global struggle to build disaster resilience

Disaster prevention – May 23, 2017

A woman carrying her baby walks past fallen trees in Tanna, after the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu was hit by a powerful cyclone, March 18, 2015

Building climate resilience is integral to continued prosperity in the Caribbean

Adaptation – Mar 6, 2017

via Climate and Development Knowledge Network

Chilean scientists produce biodiesel from microalgae

Pollution – Jul 4, 2017

via Reuters

Caribbean life 'as we know it' at serious risk - expert

Climate change – Jul 26, 2017

A man fixes the roof of a house affected by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti, October 31, 2016.

Floods leave Haitian farmers struggling in Irma's wake - U.N.

Floods – Sep 13, 2017

A man pushes a wheelbarrow along a flooded area after Hurricane Irma in Fort Liberte, Haiti, September 8, 2017

Speed up funding to help Caribbean ward off disaster - bank head

Disaster prevention – Sep 14, 2017

Residents stand around houses destroyed by Hurricane Irma during France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the French Caribbean island of St. Martin, September 12, 2017

Richard Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean

Renewable energy – Sep 19, 2017

Sir Richard Branson speaks at a press conference after delivering over 1 million signatures urging governments to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030 at the United Nations in New York City, U.S., June 8, 2017

Hurricane-ravaged Barbuda and Dominica must "build back better"

Hurricanes – Sep 26, 2017

Damaged homes from Hurricane Maria are shown in this aerial photo over the island of Dominica, September 19, 2017

World Bank approves $150 mln disaster fund for Dominican Republic

Climate finance – Sep 29, 2017

via Reuters

Refugees – and forests – benefit as Kenya's herders torch an invader

Refugees – Oct 10, 2017

A man transports sacks of charcoal to Lokado, an organisation that purchases charcoal made from an invasive thorn tree, near Kakuma, Kenya.

U.N. chief lauds Dominica's vision to become first climate-resilient nation after recent devastation

Disaster recovery – Oct 10, 2017

via United Nations

Richard Branson’s green energy plan for Caribbean may include debt relief

Climate finance – Oct 28, 2017

A man walks between solar panels set up by Tesla, at the San Juan Children's Hospital, after the island was hit by Hurricane Maria in September, in San Juan, Puerto Rico October 26, 2017.

"Apocalyptic" storms threaten to overwhelm small island states, officials warn

Climate change – Nov 7, 2017

A man tries to rebuild his house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Canovanas, Puerto Rico September 26, 2017.

In storm-hit St. Lucia, insurance creates a buzz

Insurance – Nov 14, 2017

St. Lucia beekeeper Walter Edwin and his wife Marcella, at their farm in Dennery, St. Lucia, on Oct. 11, 2017.

Wealthy nations have a responsibility to help rebuild storm-hit Barbuda: PM

Climate change – Nov 20, 2017

A home is seen in ruins in Codrington on the island of Barbuda just after a month after Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda, October 7, 2017