Throughout most of urban history, humanity has used nature’s resources to build cities and to release carbon dioxide at a rate that was well within Earth’s budget. However, beginning in the early 1970s, unsustainable growth accelerated and today, humans are now using 1.7 times the amount of Earth’s resources. This means that by July 29th each year, we will have consumed more … [Read more...] about Caribbean Cities and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Meet Me in Bridgetown at the Intersection of Brand Equity & Competitiveness
Less than two months ago I was sitting in a French restaurant in an American city looking at an item on the menu called Meet Me in Havana. I frantically messaged a marketing communications friend and pointed out that it should have been called Meet Me in Bridgetown since the main ingredient has been made in Barbados since 1703! My friend calmly pointed out that Havana was … [Read more...] about Meet Me in Bridgetown at the Intersection of Brand Equity & Competitiveness
Turning Caribbean Islands into “Climate Smart Islands”
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Author, dfaulder As a climate change adaptation consultant living and working in a small island developing State like Jamaica, I would like to reflect about some particular challenges that SIDS are facing today when it comes to sustainable development. The truth is that small islands by no means are facing small … [Read more...] about Turning Caribbean Islands into “Climate Smart Islands”
Haiti: getting resettlement right
A cloud of smoke billowed from downtown Port-au-Prince. News quickly spread that the dwellings of 1,500 families had been demolished by the Haitian government—some with only 24 hours’ notice—to make way for municipality buildings. Families once displaced by the 2012 earthquake now found themselves once again digging through rubble to salvage a few remaining family … [Read more...] about Haiti: getting resettlement right
Energy Efficiency Promotes Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
October 15th marks the launch of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in the Americas, an event that is being hosted in Santiago, Chile by President Michelle Bachelet in conjunction with the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The event and subsequent conference will highlight the fact that sustainable energy is sustainable … [Read more...] about Energy Efficiency Promotes Sustainable Development in the Caribbean