COVID-19 is not helping to curb climate change despite a moderate decrease in pollution due to less industrial activity and transportation, but it allows us to rethink energy policy decisions that will have a relevant, decades-long impact on the climate, and should help mitigate the problem. With the news of blue skies and animals reemerging in parks during the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure As Components of Economic Recovery
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Three Ways In Which the Tourism Industry Can Help Build Climate Resilience in the Caribbean
As the Caribbean emerges from the pandemic, tourism stakeholders can embrace initiatives to increase climate change resilience through a focus on the environment, local communities, and value chains. After several months of being at a virtual standstill due to the pandemic —longer than was initially predicted — Caribbean tourism desperately needs to get back to … [Read more...] about Three Ways In Which the Tourism Industry Can Help Build Climate Resilience in the Caribbean
Addressing Climate Risk: Five Steps to Get Started
The pandemic has given us all a crash course in dealing with crises, becoming a sneak peak into what a man-made global disaster that disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable can cause. Climate change can be very similar, and knowing how to navigate and gauge its risks even harder. With COVID-19 coming at a time when some were already eschewing the term “climate … [Read more...] about Addressing Climate Risk: Five Steps to Get Started
Sahara Dust Storms in the Caribbean, a Hazard For Both Humans and Coral Reefs
Saharan dust plumes are ramping up over the Caribbean region, creating health hazards that are particularly dangerous for those with their health compromised by COVID-19 or other problems. This is clear evidence that the region is not isolated from the effects of climate change elsewhere. Imagine waking up one morning expecting a clear tropical sunrise, only to find that it … [Read more...] about Sahara Dust Storms in the Caribbean, a Hazard For Both Humans and Coral Reefs
How the 2030 Agenda Can Help Us Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis
The economic recovery this time around will have to be different, centered on environmental and social sustainability. It must steer us toward a low-carbon economy that is resilient to the effects of climate change and does not leave anyone behind. … [Read more...] about How the 2030 Agenda Can Help Us Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis