Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week

Q&A: On the Frontline, Islands Aim to Seize Climate Initiatives

By SWAN / A.D. McKenzie
The “all-virtual” Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) that took place May 11-14 highlighted islands’ particular vulnerabilities in the face of both climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. But the event - hosted by the Dominican Republic - also provided “important momentum for a successful UN Climate Change Conference” (COP 26) in November in Glasgow, according to the United Nations.

Latin America & the Caribbean Assess Climate Ambition and Action Ahead of COP26

By Alison Kentish
The Dominican Republic opened the 2021 virtual Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week with a pledge to increase the country’s climate ambition by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 27 percent and maintaining progress towards climate neutrality according to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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