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Climate change

March 3, 2023

Minister reps Virgin Islands in climate change meeting

Natural Resources and Labour Minister Mitch Turnbull attended and moderated a virtual regional forum on climate change last month, and before it got under way he stood in the Feb. …

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by Dana Kampa
January 21, 2023

Overseas Territories likely ineligible for UN climate fund

During the final days of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference last November in Egypt, negotiators from some 200 countries forged an agreement to create a “loss-and -damage” fund …

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by Alva Solomon
November 22, 2022

EDITORIAL: Global climate pledges fall short again

For vulnerable island nations like the Virgin Islands, there were few surprises this year at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. Despite some important progress in the right direction …

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by BVI Beacon
November 10, 2022

VI youth makes history in UK

Youths from across the United Kingdom overseas territories were invited to appear before a special sitting of the UK Youth Parliament in the House of Commons on Nov. 4 to …

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by Dana Kampa
November 1, 2022

EDITORIAL: Cross-agency strategy needed for sargassum

We are impressed by the innovative plan to use drones to track the increasing amount of sargassum washing up on the territory’s shores. However, the growing problem also needs a …

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by BVI Beacon
September 9, 2022

Leaders plan for upcoming COP27

Caribbean countries are working to learn the best ways to finance measures for mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said in a …

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by Dana Kampa
September 2, 2022

National Parks Trust gets $200k grant to model climate data

Experts say the Virgin Islands is already feeling the effects of climate change, which includes warming oceans, prolonged droughts, and more intense storms such as the hurricanes of 2017. A …

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by Sariah Lake
August 26, 2022

Gov’t to bring back climate board

Less than two months after the Virgin Islands Party government came to power in February 2019, Cabinet revoked the membership of the Climate Change Trust Fund Board — a move …

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by Alva Solomon
Swell in Cane Garden Bay March 2018
April 30, 2022

Virgin Islands repped at climate meeting

As the Bahamas works to pass climate change legislation this week, the Virgin Islands has eyes in the room. Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley is in the …

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by BVI Beacon
April 19, 2022

EDITORIAL: Beach plans are a welcome step

Kudos to the government for finally starting work on a series of management plans for the territory’s beaches. These long-needed strategies can’t come soon enough. The importance of the Virgin …

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by BVI Beacon
March 23, 2022

3 years later, climate fund board to be re-formed

After about three years of inactivity, the Climate Change Trust Fund board may soon be getting the members it needs to operate again. The body, which was created through the …

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by Dana Kampa
March 11, 2022

Women’s Day celebrates climate change leaders

The government placed a special focus on the progress women have made in the arenas of climate change and disaster risk management while celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8. …

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by Dana Kampa
December 9, 2021

Wheatley calls for focus on climate financing

Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley recently called for a focus on climate financing for the 14 associate member countries of the United Nations Economic Commission of Latin America and …

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by BVI Beacon
November 25, 2021

Climate a focus as JMC wound down

At the conclusion of the Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London last week, Prince William made an appearance as world leaders turned their attention to how climate change is impacting …

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by Dana Kampa
November 24, 2021

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September 14, 2021

EDITORIAL: Premier dropped the ball on climate change fund

As we’ve said before, the current government’s 2019 decision to revoke all six appointed members of the Climate Change Trust Fund board was a huge mistake. The failure to replace …

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by BVI Beacon
September 9, 2021

Climate fund has never benefited from eco-levy

Less than two months after the Virgin Islands Party came to power in the February 2019 general election, all six private-sector members of the Climate Change Trust Fund board received …

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by Dana Kampa
November 16, 2020

EDITORIAL: A new day in the US — and the Caribbean

Change has come to the United States, and as usual this means change has come to the rest of the world as well. The election of Joe Biden and Kamala …

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by BVI Beacon
October 30, 2020

VI wary as US heads to polls

An old adage proclaims, “When the United States sneezes, the world catches a cold.” As the country heads into a presidential election next Tuesday amid the Covid-19 pandemic, that wisdom …

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by Dana Kampa
March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Mangrove planting is great, but new laws needed too

Government and non-profit organisations deserve kudos for working together recently to launch a major mangrove restoration programme, but we fear their work will be for naught if comprehensive changes aren’t …

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by BVI Beacon
Mangrove in Jost Van Dyke
January 20, 2020

VI to see mangrove restoration

The Virgin Islands will soon see a mangrove reforestation project designed to help mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, according to Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley. …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
December 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: COP25 a call to climate action

As a few large countries delayed needed action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this month in Spain, people are dying from storms, rising sea levels, droughts and other …

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by BVI Beacon
COP 25
November 25, 2019

IAC advised to target climate disputes

The BVI International Arbitration Centre is well positioned to become a leader in handling disputes related to climate change, according to a London-based lawyer who delivered the third Dr. J. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 13, 2019

Sea rise likely to displace Caribbean towns

As sea levels continue to rise in the coming decades, entire communities in the Caribbean and elsewhere probably will be forced to relocate even if large nations keep the pledges …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
Gabion baskets
October 16, 2019

Constant PTSD in climate change age

NEW YORK CITY — With climate change expected to bring more frequent natural disasters to the Caribbean, mental health experts are changing the way they talk about post-traumatic stress disorder. …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

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