Representing the Caribbean state, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Miguel Ceara, called for joint work in Panama to address the problem of climate change and its impact on the region.
The call was made during the XXIII. Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Caribbean Biological Corridor Initiative (CBC), which took place this week in the capital of Panama.
In this sense, Ceara claimed that “the challenge that climate change poses to our islands represents a fundamental reason to understand why it is important to have the CBC as an instance of collective coordination and work.”
Topics discussed at both meetings include cooperation between states to improve multi-hazard risk information and early warning systems, as well as coordination between national meteorological and hydrological services, environmental ministries and risk management systems.
The meeting of the Forum of Environment Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean also hosted a round table to discuss regional cooperation to accelerate environmental action in this geographical area.
During the committee meeting, attended by authorities from Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the host country, progress in the implementation of the “Strengthening Marine Management in the CBC” project was recognized.
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