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Venezuela and Haiti, the countries most vulnerable to climate change and with the fewest resources to adapt
El País
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July 2, 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks second after Africa as the region of the world most vulnerable to climate change. This is true not only if factors such as its geographic location and topography are taken into account, but also if other...
From Jungle to Sea, These 2 Belize Resorts Deliver Eco-Friendly Adventure
Matador Network
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With a graceful pivot, he flicks his tail fin and glides off — a parting gesture and welcome to the tropical wonderland of Belize. I’m here with a small group, three days into a too-short jungle-and-sea adventure in this former British colony,...
Placencia Under Scrutiny by New Environmental Task Force
Love FM
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July 2, 2025
The newly established National Environmental Enforcement Task Force will be taking a special focus on Placencia in the coming months. Last week, the task force was established, with the aim of greater enforcement of environmental regulations....
GLOBAL: NGO calls for funds from shipping’s global emissions fee to ‘support countries at the frontline of climate change’
Bunkerspot
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June 30, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 30 June 2025 In a new report published today (30 June), the climate NGO Opportunity Green said the funds raised by the global fee on ships’ emissions that will be introduced as part of the International...
CCCCC breaks ground for new headquarters at University of Belize
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) officially broke ground for the construction of its new headquarters at the University of Belize (UB) Belmopan Campus last Wednesday. The ceremony marked the 20th...
Belize, World Bank Group Forge New Path for Investment and Sustainable Growth
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 23, 2025
The Ministry of Economic Transformation (MET) has concluded a high-level mission with the World Bank Group (WBG). The four-day mission was led by Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Alfonso...
Belize Hosts Third Annual Climate Resilience Forum
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 21, 2025
Climate change isn’t waiting and neither is Belize. As rising temperatures and unpredictable weather continue to impact vulnerable nations like ours, building resilience has become a year-round mission. That’s why today, the Ministry of Blue...
Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre breaks ground for new headquarters in Belize
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 29, 2025
In a landmark moment for climate resilience across the region, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) officially broke ground this week on its new state-of-the-art headquarters, to be constructed at the University of Belize’s (UB)...
Belize Participates in Regional Workshop on Debt Transparency
Love FM
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June 19, 2025
Belize recently participated in a crucial workshop in Jamaica focused on improving public debt data quality and transparency. The initiative, co-organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), underscores the...
Disturbance in Belize and Yucatan could strengthen this weekend
WFTV - Florida
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June 27, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — We’re keeping an eye on a disturbance over Belize and the Yucatan, which could develop as it moves back over the Bay of Campeche in the southwest Gulf this weekend. For central Florida, a weak storm system remains nearby, and so...
PM PIERRE COMMENDS CCCCC ON 20 YEARS OF CLIMATE ACTION
HTS St Lucia
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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre stated that despite the CARICOM Community Climate Change Centre (the 5 Cs) delivering transformative regional projects for the past two decades, few people in the region recognize its significant work and meaningful...
Sugar Shortfall: Weather, Disease, and a Bitter Harvest
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 28, 2025
The 2024/2025 sugarcane season has officially wrapped up, and the results are hard to ignore. BSI’s Director of Finance, Shawn Chavarria, says this year’s crop is one of the worst in decades, with cane deliveries falling below eight hundred and...
Belize Strengthen Trade Ties with Trinidad and Tobago
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 19, 2025
Belize is opening a new chapter in regional trade, and it starts with a handshake. This morning, business leaders from Belize and Trinidad and Tobago came together to break down trade barriers and build new opportunities. The two nations kicked...
Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize
Mongabay
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June 27, 2025
Wildfires in 2024 heavily impacted the Maya communities of southern Belize, burning 43,987 hectares (108,695 acres), a staggering 10.2% of the region’s forest and farmland. Fire has always been a sacred element to the Maya people, central in...
Disturbance near Belize could become Atlantic’s next named tropical storm
WFTV - Florida
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June 27, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring an area of disturbance that has a small chance of becoming the next named Atlantic storm. A collection of showers and storms is currently forming off the coast of Belize. This weather system...
The Belize Fund Doing Work At Laughing Bird Caye
Channel 7 Belize
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Since its inception in March of 2022 The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future - which comes out of the Blue Bond initiative - continues to provide open calls for funding for advancing marine research, coral restoration, enforcement, and...
The Weather Authority: Classic summer mix of sun, heat, and scattered storms
WJSU - Alabama
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From James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: MUGGY SUMMER DAYS: We have some pretty classic summer weather for Alabama and the Deep South through the weekend. Partly sunny days, highs in the 88-92 degree range, and the usual risk of...
Cacao agroforestry in Belize hits the sweet spot for people and nature
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
In Belize’s Maya Golden Landscape, small farmers have partnered with conservation groups to establish the country’s first forest reserve agroforestry concession, growing shade-tolerant cacao while protecting forest cover and biodiversity. The...
Knowledge Nugget: Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025 – Key insights for UPSC aspirants
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Index? Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up on your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today.(Relevance: UPSC has asked...