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Climate change

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
October 6, 2019

VI, others take climate case to UN

NEW YORK CITY — At the United Nations on Friday, Benito Wheatley told world leaders about the Virgin Islands’ struggles to get help from abroad after it was devastated by …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
October 3, 2019

UNDP pledges to up support to SIDS

NEW YORK CITY — In a formal briefing at the United Nations Climate Action Summit last Monday in New York City, UN Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner addressed concerns expressed …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
October 1, 2019

Island leaders announce climate goals at UN summit

NEW YORK CITY — As carbon emissions climb, global temperatures spike, oceans rise and storms grow more intense, the effects of climate change get closer to a course that scientists …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
September 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: Dorian a tragic warning as global climate warms

Hurricane Dorian’s tragic destruction in the Bahamas was yet another dire warning to the entire Caribbean. Scientists expect climate change to bring more frequent and more intense storms to the …

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by BVI Beacon
September 6, 2019

In the BVI, Dorian brought 83 mph winds but no reports of major damage

When Hurricane Dorian brushed the Virgin Islands last week, it was still a Category 1 storm, and no major damage resulted, said Department of Disaster Management Director Sharleen DaBreo-Lettsome. However, …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 30, 2019

EDITORIAL: Eco-law could be a huge step forward

We are thrilled that the new government appears to be moving ahead with a badly needed law that could go a long way toward better protecting the territory’s increasingly beleaguered …

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by BVI Beacon
July 25, 2019

15 years later, draft eco-law on the way

The government appears to be moving ahead with long-promised legislation that would dramatically reform the largely outdated patchwork of laws currently in place for protecting the territory’s delicate natural environment. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 9, 2019

Climate board still has no members

Government has not appointed any members to the Climate Change Trust Fund Board since the membership of all six previous appointees was revoked on April 24. Premier Andrew Fahie told …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

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