May 28th, 2014 -- On Monday, June 16, 2014, just on the heels of the release of US National Climate Assessment Report, the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), in partnership with the Consul-General of Jamaica in New York, and the Jamaican Permanent Mission to the United Nations, ICS launches the first in a series of dialogues on climate change in the Caribbean - Caribbean Climate Change Futures 2030: The Road to Resilience at the Consulate of Jamaica in New York city.
The program will highlight the challenges of building climate resilient low-carbon economies and explore opportunities for developing initiatives to effectively participate in adaptation means such as emerging energy and conservation micro-economies; and infrastructure resilience re-engineering.
In preparation for the September 2014 U.N. Climate Summit taking place in New York City, and with a view to planning next steps for Caribbean actors, the forum convenes stakeholders, community leaders and experts in a dialogue around challenges, innovations and opportunities for resource governance and sustainable practices contributing to adaptation, mitigation and resilience of Caribbean economies.
The impacts of climate change are increasingly evident in all Small Islands and Low-lying Coastal Developing States (SIDS) regions, including the Caribbean. Beyond the Caribbean, along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, reveals the impact of changing weather patters and rising sea levels, underscoring the urgency of resiliency planning and climate change adaptations.
New York City, populated by hundreds of thousands of persons of Caribbean origin, has now become more aware, and there is ongoing the most unprecedented debate on global climate change to date in the city. Inclusion of the Caribbean diaspora community in the conversation on climate resilience is both necessary and vital given the transnational economic relationships between the US and the Caribbean.
Slated speakers at the Caribbean Climate Futures 2030 include: H.E. Courtenay Rattray, Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations; Dr. Reginald Blake from New York City Panel on Climate Change; Dr. Gordon Taylor from SUNY at Stonybrook; Peter Adams from Acclimatise – a global private sector consultancy on climate adaptation; and Yvette Sterling, Esq., President of the Caribbean Bar Association.
Participants will benefit from the networking with the notable stakeholders being convened by the Institute of Caribbean Studies – including the Caribbean Bar Association, the Caribbean Research Center at Medgar Evers College, the Alumni Foundation of the University of the West Indies, who will serve as convening partners. The reception to follow will be hosted by Tower Isles Patties.
The event offers an unprecedented opportunity for engagement among private sector and civil society actors, research institutions, and the Caribbean diaspora. For more information, kindly contact the Institute of Caribbean Studies at iscdcorg@gmail.com.
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